Added 10 October 2026
sleek
/sliːk/ verb
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sleek at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
adjective
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Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed.
sleek figures in expensive clothes
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Designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow.
a streamlined convertible
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Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light.
glossy auburn hair
Origin
A late variant of slick; cognate to German schleichen (Old High German slihhan) and Dutch slijk (“mud, slime”). Compare slink.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)