slicknessn.

/ˈslɪknɪs/

Etymology: < slick adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Smoothness. rare.

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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [noun]

smeethnessc1000

smoothnessc1374

slickness1667

sleekedness1693

slidnessa1758

sleekness1811

1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 482 Some of which [stones, Calculi] were so bestow'd as to slide upon others, and had thereby worn their flats to a wonderfull slikness.

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 28 June 3- a/1 It's a three-quarter ton pickup with skid-trailer, painted the bright orange of the Montana Highway Department. It tests the slickness of the road surface.

2. Smartness.

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the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > smartness

sparkishness1687

smartness1741

slickness1872

nobbiness1909

1872 Daily News 5 Aug. I know not whether the uniform..gives him a greater appearance of what in the North is called ‘slickness’.

3. Dexterity, cleverness. Now frequently derogatory.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or adroitness

subtletyc1300

sleightc1385

subtiltyc1405

subtilityc1415

facility1532

handsomeness1550

address?1577

neatnessa1627

adroitness1683

hability1840

deftness1853

niftiness1878

slickness1895

eptitude1967

1895 Daily News 5 June 7/2 A mere sketch, it is true, but with all his slickness and deftness of execution.

1899 Daily News 22 Apr. 9/4 The slickness of the painting..is quite admirable.

1927 Music & Lett. July 321 Pure artistry may decline to a mere slickness and facility.

1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iv. 112 Anything cheap, shoddy, shallow or clever to a degree of slickness, is out of place.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	slickness
释义	slicknessn. /ˈslɪknɪs/ Etymology: < slick adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Smoothness. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [noun] smeethnessc1000 smoothnessc1374 slickness1667 sleekedness1693 slidnessa1758 sleekness1811 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 482 Some of which [stones, Calculi] were so bestow'd as to slide upon others, and had thereby worn their flats to a wonderfull slikness. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 28 June 3- a/1 It's a three-quarter ton pickup with skid-trailer, painted the bright orange of the Montana Highway Department. It tests the slickness of the road surface. 2. Smartness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > smartness sparkishness1687 smartness1741 slickness1872 nobbiness1909 1872 Daily News 5 Aug. I know not whether the uniform..gives him a greater appearance of what in the North is called ‘slickness’. 3. Dexterity, cleverness. Now frequently derogatory. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or adroitness subtletyc1300 sleightc1385 subtiltyc1405 subtilityc1415 facility1532 handsomeness1550 address?1577 neatnessa1627 adroitness1683 hability1840 deftness1853 niftiness1878 slickness1895 eptitude1967 1895 Daily News 5 June 7/2 A mere sketch, it is true, but with all his slickness and deftness of execution. 1899 Daily News 22 Apr. 9/4 The slickness of the painting..is quite admirable. 1927 Music & Lett. July 321 Pure artistry may decline to a mere slickness and facility. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iv. 112 Anything cheap, shoddy, shallow or clever to a degree of slickness, is out of place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1667
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