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Answer for the clue "Smug self-serving earnestness ", 12 letters:
unctuousness

Word definitions for unctuousness in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unctuous \Unc"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent .] Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. ``The unctuous cheese.'' --Longfellow. ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness , oiliness , oleaginousness , smarminess , unction ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or characteristic of being unctuous.

Usage examples of unctuousness.

Grand Turks are too lavish of their strength, and hence their unctuousness is small.