English Explanatory Dictionary

sleek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
  2. Glossy.
  3. Not rough or harsh.
  4. Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.
  5. Healthy, well-fed and well-groomed; in good condition.
  6. Dated form of slick (“convincing but untrustworthy”).
adv
  1. With ease and dexterity.
verb
  1. To make smooth or glossy; to polish.
  2. To calm or soothe.
  3. To glide.
noun
  1. That which makes smooth; varnish.

Pronunciation

/sliːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sleek.wav

Word forms

sleek sleeker sleekest sleeks sleeking sleeked

Etymology

A late variant of slick; cognate to German schleichen (Old High German slihhan) and Dutch slijk (“mud, slime”). Compare slink.

Synonyms

frictionless silky downy even flat lanate level silken silklike sleek slick slight smooth velutinous velvety glacé sheeny glassy glossy lacquerlike satiny slickered splendent vitreous civilized classy elegant graceful refined lithe svelte gaunt gracile lank lean leansome lithesome lissome rangy slender slim slinky swack sylphlike willowy clean

Derived words

sledgebell sledgeful sledgeless sledgelike sledger sledgie sleekly sleekness sleekstone
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