noun
Meaning 1
The property of being slimy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sliminess
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the vileness of his language surprised us
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: loathsomeness, repulsiveness, vileness, lousiness, wickedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness
noun
Meaning 3
a property resembling or being covered with slime
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: viscosity, viscousness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English slimy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sliminess From slimy + -ness.