Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slickness

/ˈslɪknɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: slick-ness
IPA: /ˈslɪknɪs/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being slick.

Example Sentences

"The train was well filled, with quite an amount of intermediate business; but station staff and passengers alike seemed ready enough to "look lively", and the result was a general "slickness" in working that augers^([sic]) well for the future."

Etymology

Etymology tree English slick Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English slickness From slick + -ness.

Inflected Forms

slicknesses (plural)

Synonyms

slick slipperiness slip glibness trickery hocus-pocus hanky panky jiggery-pokery skulduggery skullduggery

Rhymes With

sickness

Questions

How do you pronounce slickness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslɪknɪs/.
What does slickness mean?: The property of being slick.
Where does slickness come from?: Etymology tree English slick Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English slickness From slick + -ness.

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