Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slipperiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: slip-per-i-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being slippery.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being slippery.

Countable

Example Sentences

"He struggled out of the water, by clawing into the slipperiness, and climbing, not knowing if he was crawling onto the body of a sea serpent."

Etymology

Etymology tree English slippery 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 slipperiness From slippery + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

slipperinesses (plural)

Synonyms

rascality shiftiness trickiness slickness slick slip

Questions

What does slipperiness mean?: The property of being slippery.
Where does slipperiness come from?: Etymology tree English slippery 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 slipperiness From slippery + -ness.

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