lubricity

[ loo-bris-i-tee ]

noun

, plural lu·bric·i·ties.

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

/ luːˈbrɪsɪtɪ /

noun

1. formal.
   lewdness or salaciousness
2. rare.
   smoothness or slipperiness
3. capacity to lubricate

Word History and Origins

Origin of lubricity¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lubricity¹

C15 (lewdness), C17 (slipperiness): from Old French lubricité, from Medieval Latin lubricitās, from Latin, from lūbricus slippery

Example Sentences

Nor can I see the object of modernising the "Stomach Dance," save to impart an extra dose of lubricity into the subject.

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But first a word is due about one of the victims of their amiable, self-sacrificing lubricity.

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I was better after my tendency to lubricity, my gloom, rage, restlessness and degradation.

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Their conduct in the sequel was characterised by the most shameless lubricity.

From Project Gutenberg

He is teres et rotundas; strokes fly from the lubricity of his polish, and the shiftings of his circular formation.

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Related Words

• four-letter word
• indecency
• pornography
• profanity
• smut
• vulgarity