SLIPPERINESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does slipperiness mean? • SLIPPERINESS (noun)
The noun SLIPPERINESS has 2 senses:
1. a slippery smoothness
2. the quality of being a slippery rascal
Familiarity information: SLIPPERINESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SLIPPERINESS (noun)
Meaning:
A slippery smoothness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
slick; slipperiness; slickness; slip
Context example:
he could feel the slickness of the tiller
Hypernyms ("slipperiness" is a kind of...):
smoothness (a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch)
Meaning:
The quality of being a slippery rascal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
shiftiness; trickiness; rascality; slipperiness
Hypernyms ("slipperiness" is a kind of...):
dishonesty (the quality of being dishonest)
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