slickness (Meaning)

Wordnet

slickness (n)

verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

a kind of fluent easy superficiality

a slippery smoothness

Webster

slickness (n.)

The state or quality of being slick; smoothness; sleekness.

slickness Sentence Examples

  1. The slickness of the floor made it difficult to walk without slipping.
  2. The politician's smooth-talking abilities could not hide his underlying slickness.
  3. The salesman's slickness convinced me to buy a car I didn't need.
  4. The slickness of his hair made it look as if he had just stepped out of the shower.
  5. The snake's scales glistened with a slickness that made it nearly impossible to catch.
  6. The slickness of the ice made it treacherous to drive on.
  7. The slickness of the oil made it difficult to clean up the spill.
  8. The slickness of the thief's getaway made it difficult for the police to track him down.
  9. The slickness of the lawyer's arguments made it difficult for the jury to convict the defendant.
  10. The slickness of the salesman's patter convinced me to buy a product I didn't want.

FAQs About the word slickness

verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way, a kind of fluent easy superficiality, a slippery smoothnessThe state or quality of being

sneakiness, deviousness, subtleness, ease, subtlety, guile, slyness, artfulness,cunning, canniness

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The slickness of the floor made it difficult to walk without slipping.

The politician's smooth-talking abilities could not hide his underlying slickness.

The salesman's slickness convinced me to buy a car I didn't need.

The slickness of his hair made it look as if he had just stepped out of the shower.