different between sleck vs sleek

English

Alternative forms

• slekk

Etymology

From Middle English slecken, slekken, from Old Norse slekkja, sløkkva (“to extinguish, quench, slake”), from Proto-Germanic *slakjan?, *slakwijan? (“to slake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)l?g- (“weak, faint, limp”). Cognate with Old English sle??an, slæ??an (“to make slack or slow, delay”).

Verb

sleck (third-person singular simple present slecks, present participle slecking, simple past and past participle slecked)

1. Alternative form of slake

   to sleck lime

2. (dialectal) To slake; allay; cool; quench; extinguish.
3. (Scotland) To groan when overloaded with food; sigh with repletion.

Related terms

• slecken
• sletch

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sli?k/
• Rhymes: -i?k

Adjective

sleek (comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)

1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth

   Synonyms: frictionless, silky; see also Thesaurus:smooth
2. glossy

   Synonyms: glacé, sheeny; see also Thesaurus:glossy

3. Not rough or harsh.

   Synonyms: civilized, classy, elegant, graceful, refined
4. Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.

   Synonyms: lithe, svelte; see also Thesaurus:slender

Derived terms

• sleekly
• sleekness
• sleekstone

Translations

Adverb

sleek (comparative more sleek, superlative most sleek)

1. (dated) With ease and dexterity.

Verb

sleek (third-person singular simple present sleeks, present participle sleeking, simple past and past participle sleeked)

1. To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.

Translations

Noun

sleek (uncountable)

1. That which makes smooth; varnish.

Translations

Anagrams

• Keels, Klees, Leske, Selke, elkes, keels, leeks, skeel

Scots

Etymology

Variant of slick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slik/

Adjective

sleek (comparative sleeker, superlative sleekest)

1. sleek

Verb

sleek (third-person singular present sleeks, present participle sleekin, past sleekit, past participle sleekit)

1. to sleek