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lubricity
[ loo-bris-i-tee ]
/ luˈbrɪs ɪ ti /
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noun, plural lu·bric·i·ties.
oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness.
ability to lubricate; capacity for lubrication: the wonderful lubricity of this new oil.
instability; shiftiness; fleeting nature: the lubricity of fame and fortune.
lewdness; lustfulness: lasciviousness; salaciousness.
something that arouses lasciviousness, especially pornography.
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British Dictionary definitions for lubricity
lubricity
/ (luːˈbrɪsɪtɪ) /
noun
formal, or literary lewdness or salaciousness
rare smoothness or slipperiness
capacity to lubricate
Word Origin for lubricity
C15 (lewdness), C17 (slipperiness): from Old French lubricité, from Medieval Latin lubricitās, from Latin, from lūbricus slippery
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