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slick vs film

film vs slick

slick and film both are nouns.

slick is an adjective but film is not an adjective.

slick and film both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
slick Yes Yes Yes No
film Yes No Yes No
As nouns, film is a hypernym of slick; that is, film is a word with a broader meaning than slick:
  • slick: a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
  • film: a thin coating or layer
slick (noun) film (noun)
a trowel used to make a surface slick a thin coating or layer
a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
a slippery smoothness a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
a magazine printed on good quality paper a medium that disseminates moving pictures
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
slick (adjective) film (adjective)
marked by skill in deception
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
having only superficial plausibility
made slick by e.g. ice or grease
superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
slick (verb) film (verb)
give a smooth and glossy appearance make a film or photograph of something
make slick or smooth record in film
Difference between slick and film

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