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sleek (sl

adj. 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.

tr.v. sleeked, sleek·ing, sleeks

1. To make sleek; slick: sleeked his hair with pomade.

2. To gloss over; conceal.

[Variant of slick.]

sleekly adv.

sleekness n.

Synonyms: sleek, glossy, satiny, silken, silky, slick
These adjectives mean having a smooth gleaming surface: sleek black fur; glossy auburn hair; satiny gardenia petals; silken butterfly wings; silky skin; slick otters.

sleek [sliːk]

adj

1. smooth and shiny; polished

2. polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers

4. (of a person) having a prosperous appearance

vb (tr)

1. to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc.

2. (usually foll by over) to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)

[variant of slick]

sleekly adv

sleekness n

sleeky adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	sleek - make slick or smooth slick polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
Adj.	1.	sleek - well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes" groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
	2.	sleek - designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" flowing, streamlined, aerodynamic smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
	3.	sleek - 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" satiny, silken, silklike, silky, slick bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

sleek

adjective

1. glossy, shiny, lustrous, smooth, silky, velvety, well-groomed sleek black hair
glossy rough, shaggy, dishevelled, sloppy, bedraggled, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), frowzy, badly groomed

2. elegant, stylish, chic, beautiful, fashionable, refined, graceful, tasteful sleek modern furniture

Translations

sleek [sliːk]

A. ADJ (sleeker (compar) (sleekest (superl))) [hair, fur] → lustroso; [person] (of general appearance) → impecable; (in manner) → zalamero, meloso; [boat, car] → de líneas puras; [animal] → gordo y de buen aspecto

B. VT to sleek one's hair down → alisarse el pelo

sleek [ˈsliːk] adj

(= shiny) [hair, fur] → brillant(e), luisant(e)

(= expensive-looking) [car, boat] → élégant(e)

sleek

adj (+er) hair, fur, animal → geschmeidig, glatt; (of general appearance) → gepflegt; car also → schnittig, elegant; behaviour → aalglatt (pej), → glatt

vt → glätten; (cat) → lecken

sleek [sliːk]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (shiny, hair, coat) → liscio/a e lucente; (cat) → dal pelo lucido; (person, in appearance) → azzimato/a; (in manner) → untuoso/a; (car, boat) → elegante

2. vt to sleek one's hair down/back → lisciarsi i capelli

sleek [sliːk]

2. vt to sleek one's hair down/back → lisciarsi i capelli

sleek

adj sleek [sliːk]

1 (of hair, an animal's fur etc) smooth, soft and glossy The dog has a lovely sleek coat. glad, blink أمْلَس، ناعِم лъскав hladký; lesklý glat; blank glatt στιλπνός, λείος liso, lustroso sile ja läikiv نرم وصاف sileä ja kiiltävä lisse; luisant חָלָק चिकना और मुलायम gladak, sjajan fényes, csillogó licin glansandi, mjúkur liscio; lucente なめらかな 매끄러운 glotnus (par matiem, spalvu) gluds; spīdīgs licin berkilat glanzend glatt, slikket, glinsende lśniący macio neted; lucios лоснящийся, гладкий hladký, lesklý, upravený mehek sjajan slät, blank, glänsande นุ่มนวลเป็นประกาย düzgün ve parlak 光滑柔軟的 гладенький, лискучий نرم، ملائم، چمکیلا bóng, mượt （毛发）光滑的，柔滑的

2 well fed and cared for a sleek Siamese cat lay by the fire. glad مُعْتَنى بِه добре гледан vypasený velpasset gepflegt καλοφροντισμένος lustroso, impecable rammus خوش تركيب hyvinvoipa au poil brillant מְטוּפָּח मोटा ताजा zdrave vanjštine, imućna izgleda jól tartott terpelihara vel alinn florido, (dall'aria sana) 手入れの行きとどいた 영양이 좋은 išpuoselėtas labi kopts terpelihara goed verzorgd velnært, elegant zadbany anafado cu blană lucioasă ухоженный kypiaci zdravím negovan sit skinande av välmåga, välskött เลี้ยงดูอย่างดี bakımlı 養尊處優的 пещений, плеканий آسودہ mỡ màng 养得好的

adv sleekly

glad بِنُعومَه лъскаво ulízaně velpasset glatt γυαλιστερά impecablemente siledalt يه طوري شكيل huolitellusti doucereusement בְּצוּרָה חַלָקלָקָה चिकनाई से, आकर्षण पूर्वक, चाटुकारिता से glatko, sjajno fényesen, csillogóan secara licin mjúklega, lipurlega mellifluamente なめらかに 매끄럽게 glotniai gludi; glaimīgi dengan licin glanzend slikket, elegant gładko, lśniąco de maneira macia mieros гладко hladko mehko sjajno slätt, blankt อย่างเป็นประกาย kaypakça 光滑地 гладенько براقی سے mỡ màng 光滑地

n sleekness

gladheid نَعومَه пригладеност hladkost, lesklost det at være velpasset die Glätte στιλπνότητα lisura, brillo siledus خوش تركيبي sileys luisant חַלָקלָקוּת चिकनापन glatkoća, zdrav izgled olajos simaság/csillogás kelicinan gljái, glans lucentezza なめらかさ 매끄러움, 윤택 glotnumas, susilaižymas gludums; glaimīgums kelicinan het goed verzorgd zijn det som er glatt/glinsende gładkość, połysk maciez luciu гладкость;прилизанность hladkosť, lesklosť, upravenosť mehkost sjaj släthet, blankhet ความเป็นประกาย parlaklık 光滑 гладенькість براقی sự mỡ màng, tình trạng béo tốt 光滑

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