sleek as a verb: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
- 2
- 3
sleek
verb
1 sleek
Make slick or smooth.
synonym: slick.
adjective
1 sleek
Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed.
Roget 845:
beautiful,
beauteous;
handsome;
gorgeous;
pretty;
lovely,
graceful,
elegant,
prepossessing;
attractive
etc.
(inviting)
615;
delicate,
dainty,
refined;
fair,
personable,
comely,
seemly;
bonny [Scot.];
good-looking;
well-favored,
well-made,
well-formed,
well-proportioned;
proper,
shapely;
symmetrical
etc.
(regular)
242;
harmonious
etc.
(color)
428;
sightly.
fit to be seen,
passable,
not amiss.
goodly,
dapper,
tight,
jimp†;
gimp;
janty†,
jaunty;
trig,
natty,
quaint,
trim,
tidy,
neat,
spruce,
smart,
tricksy†.
bright,
bright eyed;
rosy cheeked,
cherry cheeked;
rosy,
ruddy;
blooming,
in full bloom.
brilliant,
shining;
beamy†,
beaming;
sparkling,
splendid,
resplendent,
dazzling,
glowing;
glossy,
sleek.
rich,
superb,
magnificent,
grand,
fine,
sublime,
showy,
specious.
artistic,
artistical†;
aesthetic;
picturesque,
pictorial;
fait a peindre [Fr.];
well-composed,
well grouped,
well varied;
curious.
enchanting
etc.
(pleasure-giving)
829;
becoming
etc.
(accordant)
23;
ornamental
etc.
847.
undeformed,
undefaced,
unspotted;
spotless
etc.
(perfect)
650.
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2 sleek
3 sleek
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light:
— Sleek black fur.
synonyms: satiny, silken, silklike, silky, slick.
Roget 255:
smooth;
polished
etc.
v.;
leiodermatous†,
slick,
velutinous†;
even;
level
etc.
213;
plane
etc.
(flat)
251;
sleek,
glossy;
silken,
silky;
lanate†,
downy,
velvety;
glabrous,
slippery,
glassy,
lubricous,
oily,
soft,
unwrinkled†;
smooth as glass,
smooth as ice,
smooth as monumental alabaster,
smooth as velvet,
smooth as oil;
slippery as an eel;
woolly
etc.
(feathery)
256.
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Polish: jedwabisty, jedwabny
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