Definition of Sleek

1. Verb. Make slick or smooth.

Exact synonyms: Slick
Generic synonyms: Polish, Shine, Smooth, Smoothen
Derivative terms: Slick

2. Adjective. Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed. "Sleek figures in expensive clothes"
Similar to: Groomed
Derivative terms: Sleekness

3. Adjective. Designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow. "A streamlined convertible"
Exact synonyms: Aerodynamic, Flowing, Streamlined
Similar to: Smooth

4. Adjective. Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light. "Slick seals and otters"
Exact synonyms: Satiny, Silken, Silklike, Silky, Slick
Similar to: Bright
Derivative terms: Satin, Silk, Silkiness, Sleekness, Slickness

Definition of Sleek

1. a. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.

2. adv. With ease and dexterity.

3. n. That which makes smooth; varnish.

4. v. t. To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over.

5. n. A slick.

Definition of Sleek

1. Adjective. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. ¹

2. Adjective. Not rough or harsh. ¹

3. Adverb. With ease and dexterity. ¹

4. Verb. To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive. ¹

5. Noun. That which makes smooth; varnish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sleek

1. smooth and glossy [adj SLEEKER, SLEEKEST] / to make sleek [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: sleek

Medical Definition of Sleek

1. 1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. "So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make." (Dryden) 2. Not rough or harsh. "Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek." (Milton) Origin: OE. Slik; akin to Icel. Slikr, and OE. Sliken to glide, slide, G. Schleichen, OHG. Slihhan, D. Slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. Slink. Cf. Slick, Slink. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleek

sledgehammering
sledgehammers
sledgelike
sledger
sledgers
sledges
sledging
sledgings
sledlike
sleds
slee
sleech
sleeches
sleechier
sleechy
sleek (current term)
sleek down
sleek over
sleeked
sleeken
sleekened
sleekening
sleekens
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sleekers
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sleekiest
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sleekings

Literary usage of Sleek

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A new pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English languages by Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, Edward Gray, Juan L. Iribas (1902)
"Slaughter-house [il8'-t{r-baas],«. Matadero. sleek [illc], a. 1. Liso, bruñido, alisado. 2. .... sleek, ra. 1. Peinar 6 componer el pelo 6 la ..."

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