"lubricity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /luːˈbɹɪsɪti/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lubricity.wav Forms: lubricities [plural]
Etymology: From French lubricité or its source, Latin lūbricitās. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|lubricité}} French lubricité, {{uder|en|la|lūbricitās}} Latin lūbricitās Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lubricity (countable and uncountable, plural lubricities)
  1. Slipperiness, oiliness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lubricity-en-noun-yLswGmPC
  2. Evasiveness, shiftiness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lubricity-en-noun-~Q5P~eal Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 47 25 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 54 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 50 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 53 21
  3. Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: lechery, wantonness
    Sense id: en-lubricity-en-noun-IISEvX4N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: superlubricity Related terms: lubricate

Inflected forms

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