- saponaceousness
- noun see saponaceous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
saponaceousness
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saponaceousness — See saponaceous. * * * … Universalium
saponaceousness — sap·o·na·ceous·ness … English syllables
saponaceousness — noun see saponaceous … Useful english dictionary
saponaceous — saponaceousness, n. /sap euh nay sheuhs/, adj. resembling soap; soapy. [1700 10; < NL saponaceus, equiv. to L sapon (s. of sapo) SOAP + aceus ACEOUS] * * * … Universalium
saponaceous — adjective Etymology: New Latin saponaceus, from Latin sapon , sapo soap, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English sāpe soap Date: 1710 resembling or having the qualities of soap • saponaceousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
greasiness — Synonyms and related words: downiness, evenness, fatness, fattiness, flatness, frictionlessness, glabriety, glabrousness, glossiness, levelness, lubricity, oiliness, pinguidity, regularity, richness, saponaceousness, saponacity, satininess,… … Moby Thesaurus
