sleek English

Meaning sleek meaning

What does sleek mean?

sleek

— adjective well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed sleek figures in expensive clothes

— verb (= slick) make slick or smooth

— adjective (= satiny, silken, silky, silklike, slick) 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

— adjective (= streamlined, flowing) designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow a streamlined convertible

Synonyms sleek synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as sleek?

sleek English » English

smooth

glossy

slick

shiny

polished

streamlined

silky

silken

shining

lustrous

flowing

aerodynamic

well-groomed

trim

slither

slim

slender

silklike

satiny

polish

graceful

become smooth

well-spoken

well-shaped

well-made

well-formed

well-favoured

waxy

varnish

unseamed

unruffled

unlined

unfurrowed

trimmed

tranquil

tidy

svelte

surface

suave

suasive

stylish

stunning

stroke

spruce

splendent

spick and span

soignee

soigne

soft spoken

soft

Topics sleek topics

What do people use sleek to talk about?

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Shiny

• What words describe something that is shiny?
  shiny glossy polished glassy gleaming sleek silky shining

Examples sleek examples

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Simple sentences

The average Westerner, in his sleek complacency, will see in the tea ceremony but another instance of the thousand and one oddities which constitute the quaintness and childishness of the East to him.

After a dentist killed Zimbabwe's most famous lion, animal-rights activists were angry that he planned to mount the lion's head and sleek, bushy mane on an office wall.

Movie subtitles

Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks.

I'll take that fine sleek hen there.

Like a sleek, dangerous animal.

It can be sleek or windswept, but it must be stylish. It's the hair that makes a dress chic.

Smooth, sleek, varnished, unbroken walls.

Soft, sleek little kitties?

A long, sleek one for the Mediterranean. or a tiny one for your bathtub, hmm?

There. You're as sleek as a baby.

Sleek o'er your rugged looks.

These amazing animals always manage to look sleek and well-fed in this arid region where there seems to be no food and no water.

His coat is sleek. blood pressure normal.

It's long. and it's sleek. and it's powerful.

Our sleek field of cars are revving up.

I'm not into pain or animals, no matter how sleek.

Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. Be bright and jovial among your guests to-night.

Your hips are so sleek.

So sleek!

Sleek, quick to the helm, everything a boat should be.

It can be sleek or windswept, but it must be stylish.

He used to make a cocktail, and this cocktail was as sleek as satin.

A long, sleek one for the Mediterranean.. ora tinyone for your bathtub, huh?

You're as sleek as a baby.

Sleek, lithe, young with a glow about her that set men's hearts aglow.

Well, I mean, it looks sleek and great just sitting there, you know.

I used to be sleek, and black, and dashing, and now.

You are no better than a thief, a sleek thief.

You see him wearing a sleek pair of trousers.

The beautiful, sleek cat among the plump, startled pigeons.

Just as sleek and seductive as her namesake.

Isn't she sleek?

A little, sleek, playful kitten.

Sleek, vigilant puma-- principal of the mountains.

Whereas the mongrel, with a black patch on a white face, furry on top and sleek below because a lion shagged a whippet, that's the one.

Oh, you're quite sleek, actually.

It's the perfect blend of sleek elegance. and audacious whimsy.

Innes. why are you cowering here like a wee. sleek. timorous beastie.

Something sleek, but edgy.

News and current affairs

The sleek footbridge swayed unexpectedly and excessively under the feet of pedestrians, and it was deemed too dangerous to use.

No jackboots are to be seen marching through Hong Kong's sleek shopping malls, but a distinct whiff of totalitarianism is in the air.

Aron wrote cool, sleek prose about the most heated geopolitical conflicts, while Sartre could turn any triviality into an existential crisis.

I once had occasion to watch these men as they trooped in and out of first-class hotels in an Asian capital, sleek figures in gold-buttoned blazers.

Indeed, as taken with today's revolutionary technologies as we are - I say this staring at my sleek new Apple Watch - I am sympathetic to Gordon's argument.