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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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