slipperiness

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noun

The property of being slippery.

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slicknessslicksliprascalityshiftinesstrickiness
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Meanings

nounslipperiness (countable and uncountable, plural slipperinesses)

plural slipperinesses

  1. uncountableThe property of being slippery.

    He struggled out of the water, by clawing into the slipperiness, and climbing, not knowing if he was crawling onto the body of a sea serpent.

    2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 475
  2. countableThe result or product of being slippery.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna slippery smoothness

Similar
slicknessslickslip
Broader
smoothness

nounthe quality of being a slippery rascal

Similar
rascalityshiftinesstrickiness
Broader
dishonesty
Also see
lubricityrascalityshiftinessslickslicknesssliptrickiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From slippery + -ness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὄλισθος
  • ὄλισθος (ólisthos)property of being slippery
Chinese Mandarin 滑溜, 滑性
  • 滑溜property of being slippery
  • 滑性property of being slippery
  • 滑度result of being slippery
  • 濕滑狀態 /湿滑状态 (shīhuá zhuàngtài)result of being slippery
Dutch gladheid
  • gladheidproperty of being slippery
Finnish liukkaus, liukkaus
  • liukkausproperty of being slippery
  • liukkausresult of being slippery
German Schlüpfrigkeit
  • Schlüpfrigkeitproperty of being slippery
Hindi चिकनाई, चिकनाहट
  • चिकनाई (ciknāī)property of being slippery
  • चिकनाहट (ciknāhaṭ)property of being slippery
Latin lubricitas
  • lubricitasproperty of being slippery
Latvian slidenums
  • slidenumsproperty of being slippery
Spanish resbalosidad
  • resbalosidadproperty of being slippery
Swahili utelezi
  • uteleziproperty of being slippery
Swedish halka
  • halkaproperty of being slippery
Cite this entry
APA

slipperiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipperiness

MLA

“slipperiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipperiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slipperiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipperiness.

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