slipperiness

Meanings

• The quality of being slippery, especially when wet.

  - "The ice was slippery underfoot."
  - "The shoes had a slippery sole."
  - "The ball was too slippery to catch."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with slipperiness
rippery , dippery , clippery , nippery

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Homophones

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1. slipper, slippery, slippery-slide, slippery-dip
   

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Variants

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slipperier , slipperiest , slipperiness , slipperinesses , slippery

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Forms

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slippery (adjective), slipper (noun), slippery-slide (noun), slippery-dip (noun), slippery slope (idiom), slippery when wet (idiom), slip (verb), slip up (idiom), slip through (idiom), slip away (idiom), slip around (idiom)

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Etymology

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Old English slipor, slippery; slip, to slip.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest slippery slide is located in Kuwait and is over 200 meters long.

2. The term 'slippery slope' is often used to describe a situation where taking a small action could lead to a chain reaction of events, resulting in much larger and potentially negative consequences.

3. The phrase 'slip of the tongue' refers to an unintended error in speech, often attributed to a subconscious slip of the tongue, rather than a conscious decision to say something different.

4. The term 'slippery when wet' is often used to describe a surface that becomes particularly slippery when it is wet, due to the loss of friction between the surface and the water.

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Related Concepts

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1. friction: The resistance to motion between two surfaces, caused by the interactions between the molecules of the surfaces and the intervening medium, such as air or water.

2. lubrication: The process of reducing friction between two surfaces in contact, by introducing a substance, called a lubricant, between the surfaces. Lubrication can be classified into three main types: boundary lubrication, hydrostatic lubrication, and hydrodynamic lubrication.

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Culture

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In literature, slipperiness can be used metaphorically to describe characters or situations that are deceptive or untrustworthy. In art, slipperiness can be represented visually through the use of reflective or transparent materials, or through the manipulation of light and shadow.

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