Noun: slipperiness sli-p(u-)ree-nus
- A slippery smoothness
"The ice created dangerous slipperiness on the roads";
- slickness, slick, slip
- The quality of being a slippery rascal
"The slipperiness of his excuses made it hard to pin him down";
- rascality, shiftiness, trickiness
Type of: dishonesty, smoothness
Encyclopedia: Slipperiness