- Of or relating to oil.
- Impregnated, smeared with, or containing oil; greasy.
- Excessively suave in action or behavior; unctuous. See synonyms at unctuous.
oiliness oil'i·ness n.
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oil·y (oi'lē) ![]() |
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adjective
| Antonyms: oily |
Definition: fatty, greasy
Antonyms: dry
adj
Definition: flattering
Antonyms: hateful
| WordNet: oily |
The adjective has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
Synonyms: greasy, sebaceous, oleaginous
Meaning #2:
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Synonyms: buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous
Meaning #3:
coated or covered with oil
Meaning #4:
smeared or soiled with grease or oil
Synonym: greasy
| Translations: Oily |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oliet, olieret, fedtet af olie, slesk, salvelsesfuld
Nederlands (Dutch)
olieachtig, zalvend, vet, goed gesmeerd, glad (van tong)
Français (French)
adj. - huileux, gras, onctueux (des manières) (péj)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ölig, fettig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελαιώδης, λιπαρός, λαδωμένος, (μτφ.) δουλοπρεπής, γλυκανάλατος, γλοιώδης
Italiano (Italian)
unto, untuoso, oleoso, sporco d'olio
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gorduroso, oleaginoso
Español (Spanish)
adj. - aceitoso, grasiento, graso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oljig, fet, flottig, (bildl) hal, sliskig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
油的, 油嘴的, 油滑的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 油的, 油嘴的, 油滑的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기름을 바른, 유성의, 구변이 좋은, 피부가 지성인
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 油の, 油のような, 油っぽい, お世辞たらたらの, 油っこい
adv. - 口達者に
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שמנוני, רווי-שמן, חנפן, מחליק-לשון, שמני
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