smeariness
Blurred, streaky quality
Smeariness is the quality of being smeary—tending to leave marks or streaks when touched or spread.
It describes the condition of surfaces that show fingerprints easily, or substances that don't apply cleanly: the smeariness of cheap lipstick, the smeariness of the glass after the kids touched it.
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- greasyCovered in slick fat
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- stickyApt to adhere
gooey · viscous · slimy · unctuous · clammy · gloppy · pasty · mucilaginous
Lack of sharpness
- streakUnbroken series
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- cloudinessAtmospheric opacity from vapor
obscured · muddled · indistinct · blotchy · splotchy · bleeding ink · foggy · unfocused
Movie or coating
- coatingApplied surface covering
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- scumSurface residue or lowlifes
fingerprints · handprints · soap residue · condensation trails · crayon marks · chalk dust
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
sticky · gooey · viscous · slimy · unctuous · clammy · gloppy · pasty · mucilaginous
blur
Lack of sharpness
cloudiness · obscured · muddled · indistinct · blotchy · splotchy · bleeding ink · foggy · unfocused · diffused
film
Movie or coating
scum · fingerprints · handprints · soap residue · condensation trails · crayon marks · chalk dust
grease
Thick oily lubricant
lanolin · petroleum jelly · lipid · tallow · glycerine · pomade · hair oil
smearinessclarity
State of being understandable
cleanliness · pristineness · spotlessness · crispness · sharpness
smear, smeared, smeary, smears, smearing, besmear, smeariest, besmeared