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slickness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈslɪknɪs/

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.

Meanings

1. The property of being slick.
   • 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. 1959 June 14, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 408:

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