Definition of Sleekness

1. Noun. The quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored. "The sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes"

Generic synonyms: Appearance, Visual Aspect
Derivative terms: Sleek

2. Noun. The smooth feel of silk fabric.
Exact synonyms: Silkiness
Generic synonyms: Smoothness
Derivative terms: Silky, Sleek

Definition of Sleekness

1. n. The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and glossiness of surface.

Definition of Sleekness

1. Noun. In a sleek manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sleekness

1. [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Sleekness

1. The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and glossiness of surface. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleekness

sleek over
sleeked
sleeken
sleekened
sleekening
sleekens
sleeker
sleekers
sleekest
sleekier
sleekiest
sleeking
sleekings
sleekit
sleekly
sleekness (current term)
sleeknesses
sleeks
sleeky
sleep
sleep-at-noon
sleep-debt
sleep-induced apnea
sleep-learning
sleep apnea
sleep apnea syndrome
sleep apnea syndromes
sleep apnoea
sleep debt

Literary usage of Sleekness

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

1. An Encyclopædia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon (1831)
"In the cart horse, provided there be sleekness of coat, looseness of hule, sound wind, freedom from grease or swelled legs, with good digestion ; a fulness ..."

2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1855)
"Why is the horse not a picturesque animal, it may be asked, but on account of the sleekness of his appearance ? I am persuaded that his sleekness stands in ..."

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