slipperiness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The property of being slippery.
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.
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 475:
- (countable) The result or product of being slippery.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slipperinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
grc ὄλισθος (property of being slippery) · de Schlüpfrigkeit (property of being slippery) · es resbalosidad (property of being slippery) · fi liukkaus (property of being slippery) · la lubricitas (property of being slippery) · sv halka (property of being slippery) · hi चिकनाहट (property of being slippery) · nl gladheid (property of being slippery) · fi liukkaus (result of being slippery) · cmn 滑溜 (property of being slippery) · lv slidenums (property of being slippery) · cmn 濕滑狀態 /湿滑状态 (result of being slippery) · cmn 滑度 (result of being slippery) · hi चिकनाई (property of being slippery) · cmn 滑性 (property of being slippery) · sw utelezi (property of being slippery) · non hálleikr (property of being slippery)