SLEEK

satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick

(adjective) having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; “glossy auburn hair”; “satiny gardenia petals”; “sleek black fur”; “silken eyelashes”; “silky skin”; “a silklike fabric”; “slick seals and otters”

streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek

(adjective) designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; “a streamlined convertible”

sleek

(adjective) well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; “sleek figures in expensive clothes”

slick, sleek

(verb) make slick or smooth

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

sleek (comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)

Having an even, smooth surface; smooth

Synonyms: frictionless, silky, Thesaurus:smooth

glossy

Synonyms: glacé, sheeny, Thesaurus:glossy

Not rough or harsh.

Synonyms: civilized, classy, elegant, graceful, refined

Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.

Synonyms: lithe, svelte, Thesaurus:slender

Adverb

sleek (comparative more sleek, superlative most sleek)

(dated) With ease and dexterity.

Verb

sleek (third-person singular simple present sleeks, present participle sleeking, simple past and past participle sleeked)

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

Noun

sleek (uncountable)

That which makes smooth; varnish.

Anagrams

• Keels, Leske, Selke, elkes, keels, leeks, skeel

Source: Wiktionary

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Sleek, a. [Compar. Sleeker; superl. Sleekest.] Etym: [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.]

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

Sleek, adv.

Definition: With ease and dexterity. [Low]

Sleek, n.

Definition: That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]

Sleek, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sleeked;p. pr. & vb. n. Sleeking.]

Definition: To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over. Sleeking her soft alluring locks. Milton. Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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