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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sleekadjective

    well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

    "sleek figures in expensive clothes"

  2. streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleekadjective

    designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

    "a streamlined convertible"

  3. satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slickverb

    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

    "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

  4. slick, sleekverb

    make slick or smooth

Wiktionary

  1. sleeknoun

    That which makes smooth; varnish.

  2. sleekverb

    To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.

  3. sleekadverb

    With ease and dexterity.

  4. sleekadjective

    Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.

  5. sleekadjective

    Not rough or harsh.

  6. Etymology: Late variant of slick.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sleeknoun

    Smooth; nitid; glossy.

    Etymology: sleych, Dutch.

    Let me have men about me that are fat,
    Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep a-nights. William Shakespeare.

    Envy!
    How eagerly ye follow my disgrace,
    As if it fed ye; and how sleek and wanton
    Y’ appear in ev’ry thing may bring my ruin. William Shakespeare.

    Yet are the men more loose than they,
    More kemb’d, and bath’d, and rub’d, and trim’d,
    More sleek’d, more soft, and slacker limb’d. Ben Jonson.

    What time the groves were clad in green,
    The fields all drest in flowers,
    And that the sleek-hair’d nymphs were seen,
    To seek them summer bowers. Michael Drayton.

    The purest pasteboard, with a sleek stone rub smooth, and as even as you can. Henry Peacham.

    As in gaze admiring, oft he bow’d
    His turret crest, and sleek enamel’d neck,
    Fawning. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek,
    That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp. John Milton.

    Thy head and hair are sleek,
    And then thou kemb’st the tuzzes on thy cheek. Dryden.

    So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make,
    Ev’n Juno did unwilling pleasure take
    To see so fair a rival. Dryden.

  2. To Sleekverb

    Etymology: from the adjective.

    By dead Parthenope’s dear tomb,
    And fair Ligea’s golden comb,
    Wherewith she sits on diamond rocks,
    Sleeking her soft alluring locks. John Milton.

    Gentle my lord, sleek o’er your rugged looks;
    Be bright and jovial ’mong your guests to night. William Shakespeare.

    She does sleek
    With crumbs of bread and milk, and lies a-nights
    In her neat gloves. Ben Jonson, Catiline.

    A sheet of well sleeked marble paper did not cast any of its distinct colours upon the wall. Boyle.

    The persuasive rhetorick
    That sleek’d his tongue, and won so much on Eve,
    So little here, nay lost. John Milton.

    A cruise of fragrance, form’d of burnish’d gold,
    Odour divine! whose soft refreshing streams
    Sleek the smooth skin, and scent the snowy limbs. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. sleek

    Sleek generally refers to something that is smooth, glossy, and elegantly stylish or streamlined. It often refers to objects or designs, but can also be used to describe animals or physical appearances.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sleek

    having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair

  2. Sleek

    not rough or harsh

  3. Sleekadverb

    with ease and dexterity

  4. Sleeknoun

    that which makes smooth; varnish

  5. Sleekverb

    to make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over

  6. Etymology: [OE. slik; akin to Icel. slkr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. slhhan, D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. Slick, Slink.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sleek

    slēk, adj. smooth: glossy: soft, not rough: insinuating, plausible: dexterous.—v.t. to make smooth or glossy: to calm or soothe.—v.i. to glide.—advs. Sleek, Slick, neatly.—v.t. Sleek′en, to make smooth or sleek.—ns. Sleek′er, Slick′er, a tool for dressing the surface of leather.—adj. Sleek′-head′ed, having a smooth head.—n. Sleek′ing, the act of making smooth.—adj. Sleek′it (Scot.), having a smooth skin: sly, cunning, fair-spoken.—adv. Sleek′ly.—ns. Sleek′ness; Sleek′-stone, a smooth stone used for polishing anything.—adj. Sleek′y, smooth: sly, untrustworthy. [Scand., Ice. slíkr, sleek; cf. Dut. slijk, Ger. schlick, grease.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SLEEK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sleek is ranked #89403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sleek surname appeared 207 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sleek.

    88.4% or 183 total occurrences were White.
    5.8% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.9% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
    2.4% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sleek in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sleek in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sleek in a Sentence

  1. Nicole Phelps:

    The fashion industry is 100 percent in love with iPhone, the Apple Watch looks like an Apple product, it looks good and sleek, and you have the market behind it.

  2. David Manica:

    We wanted the building to be iconic and sleek, like a luxury sports car, very aerodynamic, in motion, flowing lines from every angle.

  3. Jessie Holeva:

    Watches are the number one symbol of luxury, so for Apple to create a watch that fits both tech and luxury is brilliant, it is nice to see leather and metal wrist band options, which makes the watch less sporty and more glam.I love that there are so many different customizable metal options, and I especially fell for the rose gold. The different types of bands are great for those who prefer a more sleek style watch to those who want a more classic feel. Although I don't go for the sporty styles, it is similar to brands like Toy that make watches poolside-ready with a rubber band.

  4. Julius Caesar:

    Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o'nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.

  5. William Shakespeare:

    Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look He thinks too much such men are dangerous.

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