Definitions for: Sleek


[adj] having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
[adj] well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
[v] make slick or smooth



Webster (1913) Definition: Sleek, n.
A slick.


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, adv.
With ease and dexterity. [Low]


Sleek, n.
That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]


Sleek, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sleeked;p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleeking.]
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.

Synonyms: glossy, groomed, satin(a), satiny, silken, silklike, silky, slick, slick, smooth

See Also: polish, shine, smooth, smoothen

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