lüˈbrisəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French lubricité lasciviousness, slipperiness, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin; Medieval Latin lubricitat-, lubricitas lasciviousness, from Late Latin, slipperiness, instability, from Latin lubricus slippery + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : lasciviousness , sensuality
a life of futile lubricity — Dial
b. : something that stimulates to lewdness ; specifically : pornography
laws have been singularly ineffectual in eradicating lubricity — Christian Science Monitor
2.
a. : freedom from friction : slipperiness , smoothness
the scented lubricity of soap — Sydney Smith
b. : a property that lessens friction
the lubricity of oil
3. : instability
the lubricity of fortune