Slickness (Noun)

Meaning 1

A slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Slip
  • Slick
  • Slipperiness

Related Words

  • Slick (adjective)

Meaning 2

A kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Glibness

Hypernyms

  • Superficiality

Related Words

  • Slick (adjective)

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.

Synonyms

  • Hanky Panky
  • Hocus-pocus
  • Skulduggery
  • Skullduggery
  • Trickery
  • Jiggery-pokery

Hypernyms

  • Misrepresentation
  • Deceit

Related Words

  • Slick (adjective)
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