SLIPPERINESS

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 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)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A slippery smoothness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

slick; slickness; slip; slipperiness

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)

Derivation:

slippery (causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of being a slippery rascal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

rascality; shiftiness; slipperiness; trickiness

Hypernyms ("slipperiness" is a kind of...):

dishonesty (the quality of being dishonest)

Derivation:

slippery (not to be trusted)