'Sleek' definitions:
Definition of 'sleek'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well- groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
adjective
Designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" [syn: streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek]
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" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick]
verb
Make slick or smooth [syn: slick, sleek]
Definition of 'Sleek'
From: GCIDE
- Sleek \Sleek\ (sl[=e]k), a. [Compar. Sleeker (sl[=e]k"[~e]r); superl. Sleekest.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[imac]kr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[imac]hhan, D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. Slick, Slink.]
- 1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not rough or harsh. [1913 Webster]
- Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sleek'
From: GCIDE
- Sleek \Sleek\, adv. With ease and dexterity. [Low] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sleek'
From: GCIDE
- Sleek \Sleek\, n.
- 1. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A slick. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Sleek'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'sleek'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adipose,
- anal,
- balmy,
- blooming,
- blossoming,
- blubbery,
- booming,
- braw,
- buff,
- buffed,
- burnish,
- burnished,
- buttery,
- butyraceous,
- chic,
- chrismal,
- chrismatory,
- classy,
- clear,
- clothes-conscious,
- cosmopolitan,
- dapper,
- dashing,
- dinky,
- dressed to advantage,
- dressed to kill,
- elegant,
- exquisite,
- exuberant,
- fair,
- fat,
- fatty,
- fawning,
- finish,
- finished,
- flourishing,
- flowering,
- fruiting,
- furbish,
- furbished,
- genteel,
- glace,
- glance,
- glassy,
- glaze,
- glazed,
- gleaming,
- glistening,
- gloss,
- glossy,
- going strong,
- graceful,
- greasy,
- halcyon,
- hypocritical,
- in full swing,
- in good case,
- jaunty,
- lacquered,
- lardaceous,
- lardy,
- luster,
- lustrous,
- mucoid,
- natty,
- neat,
- nifty,
- nobby,
- oily,
- oleaginous,
- oleic,
- palmy,
- perfect,
- piping,
- polish,
- polished,
- posh,
- prospering,
- recherche,
- refine,
- rich,
- ritzy,
- rosy,
- round,
- rub,
- rubbed,
- satiny,
- scour,
- sebaceous,
- sharp,
- shellacked,
- shine,
- shining,
- shiny,
- shipshape,
- silken,
- silky,
- slick,
- slick down,
- slimy,
- slippery,
- smarmy,
- smart,
- smooth,
- smug,
- snazzy,
- snug,
- soapy,
- soigne,
- soignee,
- sophisticated,
- specious,
- spiffy,
- spruce,
- streamlined,
- style-conscious,
- suave,
- suety,
- swank,
- swanky,
- swell,
- tallowy,
- thriving,
- tidy,
- tight,
- tricksy,
- trig,
- trim,
- unctuous,
- unguent,
- unguentary,
- unguentous,
- varnish,
- varnished,
- velvety,
- vigorous,
- wax,
- well-cared-for,
- well-dressed,
- well-groomed