sleek

sleek

 (slēk)

adj. sleek·er, sleek·est

1.

a. Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy: long, sleek hair.

b. In good health and having smooth or glossy hair, fur, or skin: a sleek hound.

2.

a. Able to or designed to move efficiently through air or water; streamlined: a sleek, luxurious sedan.

b. Thin and elegant in design: "A pair of sleek minarets anchored the skyline" (Terence Ward).

3. Polished or smooth in manner, especially in an unctuous way; slick: a sleek government official.

tr.v. sleeked, sleek·ing, sleeks

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

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[Variant of slick.]

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sleek′ly adv.

sleek′ness n.

sleek

(sliːk)

adj

1. smooth and shiny; polished

2. polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous

3. (Zoology) (of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers

4. (of a person) having a prosperous appearance

vb (tr)

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

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

[C16: variant of slick]

ˈsleekly adv

ˈsleekness n

ˈsleeky adj

sleek¹

(slik)

adj. -er, -est.

1. smooth or glossy, as hair.

2. well-fed or well-groomed.

3. finely contoured; streamlined: a sleek sports car.

4. smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.

[1580–90; variant of slick¹]

sleek′ly, adv.

sleek′ness, n.

sleek²

(slik)

also sleek′en,

v.t.

to make sleek; smooth; slick.

[1400–50; late Middle English sleken, variant of slick²]

sleek′er, n.

sleek

Past participle: sleeked
Gerund: sleeking

Imperative

sleek

sleek

Thesaurus

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

sleek

adjective

1. Smooth and lustrous as if polished:

satiny, silken, silky.

2. Having slender and graceful lines:

streamlined, trim.

3. Affectedly and self-servingly earnest:

fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous.

verb

To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:

buff, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, shine.

phrasal verb
sleek over

To conceal or make light of a fault or offense:

explain away, extenuate, gloss over, gloze (over), palliate, whitewash.

Translations

أمْلَس، ناعِممُعْتَنى بِه

hladkýlesklývypasený

blankglatvelpasset

glattSchlickgepflegtgeschmeidig

lisolustrosoimpecable

kiillottaakiillotusainesileäsilottaatasainen

lisse

jól tartott

glansandi, mjúkurvel alinn

lisciosofficelisciare

glotniaiglotnumasglotnusišpuoselėtassusilaižymas

gludslabi koptsspīdīgs

slikketvelnært

vypasený

bakımlıdüzgün ve parlak

保养得好的光滑的柔滑的

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) adjective

1. (of hair, an animal's fur etc) smooth, soft and glossy. The dog has a lovely sleek coat. glad, blink أمْلَس، ناعِم лъскав macio hladký; lesklý glatt glat; blank στιλπνός, λείοςliso, lustroso sile ja läikiv نرم وصاف sileä lisse; luisantחלק 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 glanzendglatt, slikket, glinsende lśniący ښوى كول، ځلاندول: ښوى (چالاك غوندې): روڼ: تيار، مزى (لكه اّس): پوست، نرم، ميين 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 bem cuidado vypasený gepflegt velpasset καλοφροντισμένος lustroso, impecable rammus خوش تركيب hoidettu au poil brillant מטופח मोटा ताजा zdrave vanjštine, imućna izgleda jól tartott terpelihara vel alinn florido, 手入れの行きとどいた 영양이 좋은 išpuoselėtas labi kopts terpelihara goed verzorgd velnært, elegantzadbany نرم 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 保养得好的

ˈsleekly adverb

glad بِنُعومَه лъскаво de maneira macia ulízaně glatt velpasset γυαλιστερά impecablemente siledalt يه طوري شكيل sileästi 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 glanzendslikket, elegantgładko, lśniąco ښوى كول، ځلاندول: ښوى (چالاك غوندې): روڼ: تيار، مزى (لكه اّس): پوست، نرم، ميين de maneira macia mieros гладко hladko mehko sjajno slätt, blankt อย่างเป็นประกาย kaypakça 光滑柔軟地，養尊處優地 гладенько براقی سے mỡ màng 光滑地

ˈsleekness noun

gladheid نَعومَه пригладеност maciez hladkost, lesklost die Glätte det at være velpasset 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 glotnumas, susilaižymas gludums; glaimīgums kelicinan het goed verzorgd zijn det som er glatt/glinsende gładkość, połysk ښه شكل maciez luciu гладкость; прилизанность hladkosť, lesklosť, upravenosť mehkost sjaj släthet, blankhet ความเป็นประกาย parlaklık 光滑柔軟，養尊處優 гладенькість براقی sự mỡ màng, tình trạng béo tốt 光滑