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lubricity

American  
[loo-bris-i-tee] / luˈbrɪs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

lubricities

  1. oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness.

  2. ability to lubricate; capacity for lubrication.

    the wonderful lubricity of this new oil.

  3. instability; shiftiness; fleeting nature.

    the lubricity of fame and fortune.

  4. lewdness; lustfulness: lasciviousness; salaciousness.

  5. something that arouses lasciviousness, especially pornography.

lubricity British  
/ luːˈbrɪsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. formal lewdness or salaciousness

  2. rare smoothness or slipperiness

  3. capacity to lubricate

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Etymology

Origin of lubricity

First recorded in 1485–95; earlier lubrycyte “lewdness,” from Medieval Latin lubricitās “lechery,” Late Latin: “slipperiness.” See lubric, -ity

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Les jeunes filles may read 'The Black Tulip': indeed, Dumas does not sacrifice at all to "the Goddess of Lubricity," even when he describes very lax moralities.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various

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