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1 slipperiness
slipperiness ['slɪpərɪnɪs](a) (of surface, soap) caractère m glissant;∎ the slipperiness of the road/floor l'état m glissant de la route/du sol(b) (of person → evasiveness) caractère m insaisissable ou fuyant; (→ unreliability) nature f peu fiableUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > slipperiness
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I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) glisser2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) glisser entre les doigts3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) décliner, baisser4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) sortir (sans être vu)5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) se dégager de qqch.6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) glisser2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) faux pas2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) gaffe3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinaison4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) cale•- slipper- slippery - slipperiness - slip road - slipshod - give someone the slip - give the slip - let slip - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) bout
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Slipperiness — Slip per*i*ness, n. The quality of being slippery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slipperiness — slippery ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to hold firmly or stand on through being smooth, wet, or slimy. 2) (of a person) evasive and unpredictable. 3) (of a word or concept) changing in meaning according to context or point of view. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
slipperiness — noun see slippery … New Collegiate Dictionary
slipperiness — See slippery. * * * … Universalium
slipperiness — noun a) The property of being slippery. b) The result or product of being slippery … Wiktionary
slipperiness — slip·per·i·ness || slɪpÉ™rɪnɪs n. quality of being slippery; deceitfulness, trickiness; instability, uncertainty … English contemporary dictionary
slipperiness — n. 1. Lubricity, smoothness. 2. Glibness, smoothness. 3. Uncertainty, mutability, changeableness, unsteadiness. 4. Lubricity, untrustworthiness, shiftiness, instability … New dictionary of synonyms
slipperiness — n 1. oiliness, lubricity, greasiness, slitheriness; smoothness, sleekness, glassiness, glossiness, iciness; soapiness, waxiness, butteriness, unctuousness; sliminess, mucosity. 2. shiftiness, trickiness, deceitfulness; foxiness, craftiness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
slipperiness — slip·per·i·ness … English syllables
slipperiness — See: slippery … English dictionary
slipperiness — noun 1. the quality of being a slippery rascal • Syn: ↑rascality, ↑shiftiness, ↑trickiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tricky (for: ↑trickiness), ↑slippery, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
