unctions

Meanings

Noun

• excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
• smug self-serving earnestness
• semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
• anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
• plural of unction

Synonyms

balm, fulsomeness, inunction, oiliness, ointment, oleaginousness, salve, smarm, smarminess, unction, unctuousness, unguent