lubricity: Meaning and Definition of

lu•bric•i•ty

Pronunciation: (l-bris'i-tē), [key]
— pl. -ties.
  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, esp. pornography.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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