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- Dictionarysleek/sliːk/
adjective
- 1. (of hair, fur, or skin) smooth and glossy: "he was tall, with sleek, dark hair" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. make (hair) smooth and glossy: "her black hair was sleeked down"
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SLEEK definition: 1. (especially of hair, clothes, or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and…. Learn more.
SLEEK meaning: 1. (especially of hair, clothes, or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and…. Learn more.
The meaning of SLEEK is slick. How to use sleek in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sleek.
Sleek definition: smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.. See examples of SLEEK used in a sentence.
If your hair is sleek, it is smooth and glossy. If your car is sleek, it's shiny and looks like it goes fast. Sleek always means smooth, glossy, and streamlined. Sleek is a variant of the word, slick. When you slick back your hair with grease, it becomes sleek.
1. smooth and shiny; glossy, as a highly polished surface, well-kept hair or fur, etc. 2. of well-fed or well-groomed appearance. fat, sleek pigeons. 3. polished in speech and behavior, esp. in a specious way; unctuous. 4. highly fashionable, or stylish; elegant.
1. a. Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy: long, sleek hair. b. In good health and having smooth or glossy hair, fur, or skin: a sleek hound. 2. a. Able to or designed to move efficiently through air or water; streamlined: a sleek, luxurious sedan. b. Thin and elegant in design: "A pair of sleek minarets anchored the skyline"(Terence Ward).
Definition of sleek verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SLEEK meaning: 1. Sleek hair is smooth and very shiny. 2. A sleek car is attractive and looks expensive.. Learn more.
OED's earliest evidence for sleek is from 1589, in the writing of George Puttenham, writer and literary critic. sleek is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: slick adj.
