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
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
sleek (comparative more sleek, superlative most sleek)
(dated) With ease and dexterity.
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.
sleek (uncountable)
That which makes smooth; varnish.
• Keels, Leske, Selke, elkes, keels, leeks, skeel
Source: Wiktionary
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
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
