Antonyms for slickness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : slik
Phonetic Transcription : slɪk


Definition of slickness

Origin :
  • Old English -slician (in nigslicod "newly made sleek"), from Proto-Germanic *slikojan, from base *slikaz (cf. Old Norse slikr "smooth," Old High German slihhan "to glide," German schleichen "to creep, crawl, sneak," Dutch slijk "mud, mire"), from PIE *sleig- "to smooth, glide, be muddy," from root *(s)lei- "slimy" (see slime (n.)). Related: Slicked; slicking.
  • As in craftiness : noun artfulness
  • As in foxiness : noun artfulness
  • As in sleekness : noun gloss
  • As in gloss : noun shine, sheen
Example sentences :
  • I did him just as well as I knew how, making allowance for the slickness of oils.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
  • No English can compass that amount of slickness; so her speech was left crude.
  • Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan
  • For example, in his words: Multiply distances by five, heights by ten, and slickness by twenty.
  • Extract from : « A Matter of Proportion » by Anne Walker

Synonyms for slickness

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