Piousness and Unctuousness

Piousness

Piousness noun - The pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have.
Usage example: an outward piousness that was just a ploy to get him the support of religious-minded voters

Unctuousness and piousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unctuousness" instead a noun "Piousness".

Nearby Words: pious, piously

Unctuousness

Unctuousness noun - Smug self-serving earnestness.

Piousness and unctuousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Piousness" instead a noun "Unctuousness".
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Unctuousness and Piousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/piousness/unctuousness
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