sleek

The definition of sleek is someone or something that is smooth, glossy, shiny, well-groomed or sophisticated.

(adjective)

  1. Shiny and well-groomed hair is an example of hair that would be described as sleek.
  2. A shiny new sports car with clean lines is an example of a car that would be described as sleek.

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See sleek in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. smooth and shiny; glossy, as a highly polished surface, well-kept hair or fur, etc.
  2. of well-fed or well-groomed appearance: fat, sleek pigeons
  3. polished in speech and behavior, esp. in a specious way; unctuous
  4. highly fashionable, or stylish; elegant

Origin: var. of slick, with Early ModE vowel lengthening

transitive verb

to make sleek; smooth
also sleeken

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See sleek in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective sleek·er, sleek·est
  1. Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy: brushed her hair until it was sleek.
  2. Well-groomed and neatly tailored.
  3. Healthy or well-fed; thriving.
  4. Polished or smooth in manner, especially in an unctuous way; slick.
transitive verb sleeked, sleek·ing, sleeks
  1. To make sleek; slick: sleeked his hair with pomade.
  2. To gloss over; conceal.

Origin:

Origin: Variant of slick

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Related Forms:

  • sleekˈly adverb
  • sleekˈness noun

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