Sleek Definition

slēk
sleekest, sleeks, sleeker
adjective
sleekest, sleeker
Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy.
Long, sleek, blond hair.
American Heritage
Smooth and shiny; glossy, as a highly polished surface, well-kept hair or fur, etc.
Webster's New World
Of well-fed or well-groomed appearance.
Fat, sleek pigeons.
Webster's New World
Able to or designed to move efficiently through air or water; streamlined.
A sleek, luxurious sedan.
American Heritage
Polished in speech and behavior, esp. in a specious way; unctuous.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
To make sleek; smooth.
Webster's New World
adverb

(dated) With ease and dexterity.

Wiktionary
noun

That which makes smooth; varnish.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Sleek

Adjective

Base Form:
sleek
Comparative:
sleeker
Superlative:
sleekest

Origin of Sleek

  • Late variant of slick.

    From Wiktionary

  • Variant of slick

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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