Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being disgustingly unpleasant to the senses or emotions: A characteristic that evokes strong feelings of disgust or repulsion.
   • The property of resembling or being covered with slime: A physical state of being slippery, viscous, and unpleasantly wet, similar to mucus or a thick, sticky fluid.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The sliminess of the rotten fish made it inedible. (The disgustingly slippery quality of the rotten fish made it impossible to eat.)
  • He was repulsed by the emotional sliminess of the manipulative advertisement. (He was disgusted by the morally repulsive quality of the manipulative advertisement.)
  • After the storm, the rocks were coated with a green algal sliminess. (After the storm, the rocks were covered with a slippery, slime-like layer of green algae.)

Advanced Usage

• Used metaphorically for behavior: Describes a person's actions or character as being morally repulsive, insincere, or obsequious.
  • The journalist exposed the political sliminess behind the corrupt deal. (The journalist revealed the morally disgusting and deceitful nature behind the corrupt deal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Slimy (adj): Having the qualities of slime; covered in or resembling slime. Also used to describe a disgustingly ingratiating or dishonest person.
  • The pond was full of slimy algae.
  • He gave a slimy smile that made everyone distrust him.
• Slime (n): A thick, slippery, viscous substance, often perceived as disgusting.
  • The snail left a trail of slime.

Synonyms

• Vileness: The quality of being extremely unpleasant or morally bad.
• Repulsiveness: The power to cause intense disgust.
• Greasiness: The quality of being unpleasantly slick or oily, often used similarly for insincere behavior.
• Viscidity: The state of being thick and sticky (more technical/formal).

Related Phrases

• A layer of sliminess: A coating or covering of slime.
  • The old food in the container had developed a layer of sliminess.

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms are directly formed with "sliminess," but the concept is related to the idiom "slimy character," meaning a deceitful or morally repulsive person.)
  • He's a real slimy character; don't trust his promises. (He is a very deceitful and unpleasant person; do not believe his promises.)

Noun

1. the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
   • the vileness of his language surprised us
2. a property resembling or being covered with slime