sleek
20
3.7
- adjective
- /sliːk/
:
elegante
- She wore a sleek black dress that highlighted her elegant silhouette.
It's really lightweight, black, sleek, lovely looking packaging.
- It's really lightweight, black, sleek, lovely looking packaging.
- He's he's elegant, he's sleek, he's a jungle cat Jaguar.
- For me, I'm a fan of the sleek pony.
- Blackness also has this coolness factor, the sleek factor.
Examples
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Lydia returned wearing a sleek black dress with a red sash at the waist.
Fiction book (1993) -
The desk clerk was a fairly young man with sleek black hair.
Fiction book (1997) -
No, no, no, trust me, it's gonna be a very, very sleek look.
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It's somehow less sleek than this thing, but definitely more powerful.
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Oh, it's so nice and sleek and like compact.
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You want people to say, "Look how small and sexy and sleek this is."
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Typically, the Employment Portfolio is a sleek package showing the very best work accomplished.
Academic text (2008) -
Her designs were well known for being sleek, very tailored, and a very sort of minimal aesthetic.
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Her parents' furniture was Scandinavian and sleek, but her grandparents had heavy, old furniture in golds and maroons.
Fiction book (1995) -
Leveraging its award-winning design and sleek comfort, the Think chair is positioned as symbolizing the smart, socially responsible office.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
165
3.3
Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste
144
1.0
Clean and tidy with things in order
127
2.4
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
85
2.0
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
57
3.5
Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way
47
1.0
Having things in order with no mess
29
2.4
Wearing neat, clean clothes that look smart, like a suit or nice shirt
19
4.6
Calm, confident, and elegant in public because of experience
17
3.8
Stylish and neat in appearance, often because of clothes or hair
16
7.8
Neat and stylish in appearance
16
6.2
Neat and stylish in the way a man dresses
13
3.8
Having a neat, smart look and tidy clothes
9
3.5
Neat and tidy in appearance with clean clothes and neat hair
5
3.0
Neat and slim in shape or style
4
4.1
Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste
3
4.6
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
2
4.5
Stylish and attractive with shiny, showy details
2
4.1
Neatly trimmed and kept to look perfect, like a lawn or nails
1
8.3
Neatly kept and tidy in appearance
1
9.2
A person or thing that looks neat and smart
Very well dressed and neatly groomed in a stylish way
Looks neat and elegant
Having a smooth, shiny surface like polished metal or well brushed fur
Neat and clean in appearance because someone cares for it
Looking fashionable and attractive in a way people admire
Antonyms
Compounds
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sleek originally meant 'made smooth', which is why it also describes a neat, well-groomed, or very stylish look.