sleek Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make slick or smooth
    slick.
  2. adjective satellite well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
    • sleek figures in expensive clothes
  3. adjective satellite designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
    aerodynamic; streamlined; flowing.
    • a streamlined convertible
  4. adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
    silken; silky; silklike; slick; satiny.
    • glossy auburn hair
    • satiny gardenia petals
    • sleek black fur
    • silken eyelashes
    • silky skin
    • a silklike fabric
    • slick seals and otters

WordNet

Sleek adjective
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
comparative Sleeker ; superlative Sleekest
Definitions
  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 adverb
Definitions
  1. With ease and dexterity. Low
Sleek noun
Definitions
  1. That which makes smooth; varnish. R.
Sleek transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Sleeked ;present participle & verbal noun Sleeking
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913