lubriciousness means slipperiness. It carries an Arena rating of 1483, earned across 2 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, lubriciousness ranks #396 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #3,391 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #3,662 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #4,307 of 17,131 for Scariest Words.
Why “lubriciousness” is a great word
A quality of being physically slippery or, by metaphor, morally and sexually evasive and lewd, derived from lubricious (from Latin lūbricus, "slippery, slimy; morally slippery") + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Unlike lubricity, which suggests a polished, enticing smoothness, or salaciousness, which is bluntly and solely about lewd content, lubriciousness is the inherent, unseemly condition of a thing that cannot be grasped. It is the eel that cannot be held, the politician's answer that deflects all pressure, and the slow, knowing leer in a crowded room—a state defined not by a single transgression, but by a profound and unsettling lack of grip.
Etymology
From lubricious + -ness.
noun
- slipperiness
- lewdness, salaciousness
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