sleek in English dictionary

  • sleek

    Meanings and definitions of "sleek"

    • Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.
    • Not rough or harsh.
    • With ease and dexterity.
    • To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.
    • That which makes smooth; varnish.
    • adjective
      Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy.
    • adjective
      Not rough or harsh.
    • adverb
      (dated)
      With ease and dexterity.
    • noun
      That which makes smooth; varnish.
    • verb
      To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.
    • smooth
    • not rough or harsh
    • to make smooth; glossy; or to polish
    • adjective
      designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible"
    • 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"
    • adjective
      well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
    • verb
      make slick or smooth

    Synonyms of "sleek" in English dictionary

    flowing, streamlined, glossy are the top synonyms of "sleek" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of sleek

    • sleek ( uncountable)
    • st. wyższy  stopień wyższy sleeker; st. najwyższy  stopień najwyższy sleekest
    • sleek ( third-person singular simple present sleeks, present participle sleeking, simple past and past participle sleeked)
    • sleek ( comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)
    • sleek ( comparative more sleek, superlative most sleek)
    • sleek (comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)
    • sleek (comparative more sleek, superlative most sleek)
    • sleek (uncountable)
    • sleek (third-person singular simple present sleeks, present participle sleeking, simple past and past participle sleeked)
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