sleek

¹

[sleek]

adjective

sleeker, sleekest 

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.

   Synonyms: slippery, shady, glib, shrewd, artful, smooth, refined, polished

sleek

²

Also sleek·en

[sleek]

verb (used with object)

1. to make sleek; smooth; slick.

   to sleek leather.

sleek

/ sliːk /

adjective

1. smooth and shiny; polished

2. polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous

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

4. (of a person) having a prosperous appearance

verb

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)

Other Word Forms

• sleekly adverb
• sleekness noun
• sleeker noun
• sleeky adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleek¹

First recorded in 1580–90; variant of slick

Origin of sleek²

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English sleken, variant of slick

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleek¹

C16: variant of _slick

Example Sentences

To begin with, the pair's practice focused on sleek, stripped-down buildings with little or no ornament, in which a structure's function was meant to dictate its form.

From BBC

But, perhaps the most unexpected sign of women's rugby's upward trend however, came nine days earlier in a sleek office campus in California.

From BBC

The initial idea was simple: why not design a sleek, aesthetic shoe rack for students?

From BBC

“It was so much harder for everybody else around me,” says Deutch, 30, her hair currently at a sleek shoulder length and dyed a rich dark brown.

From Los Angeles Times

Calling his new hairstyle “aerodynamic,” Habermehl looked incredibly sleek while making one of the highlight plays of camp when he sprinted to the corner of the end zone to make a leaping catch.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• glistening www.thesaurus.com
• polished 
• satin 
• shiny 
• silky