slickness
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈslɪk.nəs/
:
astucia
- The slickness of his speech made her hesitate, as she suspected he was trying to manipulate her.
Examples
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The man in the box would block him at every turn, not so much with slickness and skill but with absurdity.
Academic text (2002) -
The people who are persuaded by slickness aren't going to be persuaded by facts and logic.
Blog text (5) -
The thought of riding with Fred's father was no thrill, but the chauffeur deal had a kind of slickness about it.
Fiction book (1993) -
I don't know why, but there's always been something about Petraeus that struck me as sleazy—the kind of slickness that usually goes with politicians or pundits rather than generals.
Blog text (29) -
The salesman used his slickness to persuade customers to buy unnecessary products.
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Despite his charm, many could sense the slickness in his words and questioned his true intentions.
Synonyms
27
4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
8
8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
3
9.9
Secret dishonest actions that trick people to get money or power
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4.9
A polite, charming way of talking that tries to please others
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6.2
A quality of being clever and secretly using tricks to get what you want
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7.6
A smooth, insincere way of talking that tries to please people
Being clever in a dishonest or deceptive way that is hard to guess
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slickness comes from slick, originally meaning 'smooth', which people used about someone who is hard to hold or who can 'slip away' from the truth. So slickness can also mean a clever, sometimes deceptive way of speaking or acting that tries to take advantage of others.