sleek

Betekenis (English)

Adj

1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
2. Glossy.
3. Not rough or harsh.
4. Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.
5. Healthy, well-fed and well-groomed; in good condition. (of stock animals)
6. Dated form of slick (“convincing but untrustworthy”).

Adv

With ease and dexterity.

Verb

1. To make smooth or glossy; to polish.
2. To calm or soothe.
3. To glide.

Noun

That which makes smooth; varnish.

Concepten

sluik

glad

gladstrijken

lak

vernis

Synonyms

smooth

glossy

slick

polished

shiny

silky

streamlined

aerodynamic

flowing

shining

silken

lustrous

polish

🇵🇱

well-groomed

slim

satiny

slither

silklike

become smooth

graceful

trim

slender

glassy

glaze

glistening

gloss

good-looking

gross

impressive

in good condition

iron

iron out

lick

lucent

moist

moisten

neat

normalize

oily

orderly

persuasive

pet

plump

press

radiant

rakishness

seamless

shine

sleeking

slicker

slippery

smart

smooth-faced

soft

soigne

soignee

spick and span

splendent

spruce

stunning

stylish

suasive

suave

surface

svelte

tidy

soft spoken

tranquil

trimmed

unlined

unruffled

varnish

waxy

well-formed

well-made

well-spoken

planish

well-shaped

unseamed

stroke

be smooth

sleeky

well-favoured

long and flowing

unfurrowed

nice in appearance

afatable

adorn

dress smooth

amazing

awesome

bald

be

bedew

benefit

bright

cogent

companionable

conclusive

convincing

cut

dapper

dapperness

enrich

fatten

fawning

fine

fondle

forcible

glabrous

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sliːk/

Etymologie (English)

Cognate with Duits: schleichen

Cognate with Oudhoogduits: slihhan

Cognate with Nederlands: slijk

In summary

A late variant of slick; cognate to German schleichen (Old High German slihhan) and Dutch slijk (“mud, slime”). Compare slink.