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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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