lubricity

English

Etymology

From French lubricité or its source, Latin lūbricitās.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /luːˈbɹɪsɪti/

Noun

lubricity (countable and uncountable, plural lubricities)

1. Slipperiness, oiliness.
   • 1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin 2009, p. 42:

     Though her lubricity made it redundant, Anthea passed him the oil to caress her thighs.

2. Evasiveness, shiftiness.
3. Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness

   Synonyms: lechery, wantonness

Derived terms

• superlubricity

Related terms

• lubricate