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sleek
1 [sleek]
–adjective, -er, -est.
| 1. | smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc. |
| 2. | well-fed or well-groomed. |
| 3. | trim and graceful; finely contoured; streamlined: a sleek sports car. |
| 4. | smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave. |
| 5. | cleverly or deceitfully skillful; slick: a sleek confidence man. |
Related forms:
sleekly, adverb
sleekness, noun
Synonyms:
5. smooth, suave.
5. smooth, suave.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Sleek
Sleek\, n. A slick.Sleek
Sleek\, a. [Compar. Sleeker; superl. Sleekest.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[=i]kr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[=i]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. 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
Sleek\, adv. With ease and dexterity. [Low]Sleek
Sleek\, n. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : sleek
Spanish:
liso, lustroso,
German:
glatt,
Japanese:
なめらかな
sleek (adj.)
1589, variant of M.E. slike (see slick). Originally of healthy-looking animal hair; applied to persons 1637, with sense of "plump and smooth-skinned."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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