Slickness (Noun)
Meaning 1
A slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
A kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- He polished his sales pitch to a slickness that could charm even the most skeptical investors.
- The con artist's slickness and charm made it hard for his victims to see through the scam.
- The politician's opponents criticized the slickness of her campaign ads, accusing her of misleading voters.
- The company's advertising agency specialized in creating a slickness that appealed to young people but often hid the flaws in the product.
- The used car salesman's slickness and persuasive talk made the couple question their own doubts about the vehicle's condition.