Antonyms for slipperiness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : slip-uh-ree, slip-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɪp ə ri, ˈslɪp ri

Definition of slipperiness

Origin : "having a slippery surface," c.1500, from Middle English sliper (adj.) "readily slipping," from Old English slipor "slippery, having a smooth surface" (see slip (v.)) + -y (2). Metaphoric sense of "deceitful, untrustworthy" is first recorded 1550s. Related: Slipperiness. In a figurative sense, slippery slope is first attested 1844. Slippery elm (1748) so called for its mucilaginous inner bark.

As in imperilment : noun danger
As in danger : noun hazard, troublesome situation

Example sentences :

But he did not take account of the slipperiness of the frosty, dead grass.
Extract from : « Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories » by Albert Payson Terhune

Their slipperiness is exhausted in the preliminary negotiations.
Extract from : « The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, » by Alexander Michie

I was, therefore, a little apprehensive of danger from the slipperiness of the rope and the rock.
Extract from : « The Yosemite » by John Muir

At nine the mercury was at 4° below zero, and the slipperiness was fearful.
Extract from : « Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) » by Isabella L. Bird

What really is concluded is not the question, but the slipperiness of the man who argues.
Extract from : « The Poetry Of Robert Browning » by Stopford A. Brooke

For slipperiness and general hazards this road baffles description.
Extract from : « Across China on Foot » by Edwin Dingle

Thou wert always like a very popple for hardness, and smoothness, ay, and slipperiness.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

The walnut was waxed to the last perfection of slipperiness, and not taking heed to my steps, my feet slipped up.
Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon

As I alighted from the train, I had almost come to the ground through the slipperiness of the platform, which was coated with ice.
Extract from : « A Boy's Voyage Round the World » by The Son of Samuel Smiles

The slipperiness of the metalled and paved roads in this part of Flanders increased my uneasiness.
Extract from : « Fighting the Boche Underground » by Harry Davis Trounce

Synonyms for slipperiness

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