HyperDic: slickness

English > 3 senses of the word slickness:
NOUNcommunicationslickness, trickery, hocus-pocus, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggeryverbal / verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
attributeslickness, glibnessa kind of fluent easy superficiality
attributeslickness, slick, slipperiness, slipa slippery smoothness
English > slickness: 3 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaningverbal / verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way.
Synonymstrickery, hocus-pocus, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery
Broadermisrepresentation, deceit, deceptionA misleading falsehood
Spanishcachondeo, mistificación, tejemaneje, trampa, trapicheo
Catalanenredada, mistificació, parany, trampa
Adjectivesslickmarked by skill in deception
English > slickness: 3 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningA kind of fluent easy superficiality.
Synonymglibness
Broadersuperficiality, shallownesslack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
Spanishdesparpajo, labia, marrullería
Adjectivesslickmarked by skill in deception
slickhaving only superficial plausibility
English > slickness: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
MeaningA slippery smoothness.
Example"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
Synonymsslick, slipperiness, slip
BroadersmoothnessA texture without roughness
Spanishlustre, suavidad, viscosidad
Adjectivesslickhaving a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
slickmade slick by e.g. ice or grease

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