Sleek vs. Smooth

Sleekadjective

Having an even, smooth surface; smooth

‘sleek hair’;

Smoothadjective

Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

Sleekadjective

glossy

Smoothadjective

Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

‘We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.’;

Sleekadjective

Not rough or harsh.

Smoothadjective

Bland; glib.

Sleekadjective

Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.

Smoothadjective

Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.

Sleekadverb

(dated) With ease and dexterity.

Smoothadjective

(of a person) Suave; sophisticated.

Sleekverb

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

Smoothadjective

(of an action) Natural; unconstrained.

Sleeknoun

That which makes smooth; varnish.

Smoothadjective

(of a motion) Unbroken.

Sleekadjective

Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.

‘So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.’;

Smoothadjective

Placid, calm.

Sleekadjective

Not rough or harsh.

‘Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.’;

Smoothadjective

(of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.

Sleekadverb

With ease and dexterity.

Smoothadjective

(of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.

Sleeknoun

That which makes smooth; varnish.

Smoothadjective

(of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.

Sleeknoun

A slick.

Smoothadjective

Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.

Sleekverb

To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over.

‘Sleeking her soft alluring locks.’; ‘Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks.’;

Smoothadjective

That factors completely into small prime numbers.

Sleekverb

make slick or smooth

Smoothadjective

Lacking marked aspiration.

Sleekadjective

having a smooth, gleaming surface;

‘glossy auburn hair’; ‘satiny gardenia petals’; ‘sleek black fur’; ‘silken eyelashes’; ‘silky skin’; ‘a silklike fabric’; ‘slick seals and otters’;

Smoothadjective

Involuntary and non-striated.

Sleekadjective

well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed;

‘sleek figures in expensive clothes’;

Smoothadverb

Smoothly.

Sleekadjective

(of hair, fur, or skin) smooth and glossy

‘he was tall, with sleek, dark hair’;

Smoothnoun

Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

Sleekadjective

(of an animal) having smooth, glossy hair or fur

‘a sleek black cat’;

Smoothnoun

A smoothing action.

Sleekadjective

(of a person) having a wealthy and well-groomed appearance

‘a sleek and ambitious junior Minister’;

Smoothnoun

A domestic animal having a smooth coat.

Sleekadjective

(of an object) having an elegant, streamlined shape or design

‘his sleek black car slid through the traffic’;

Smoothnoun

A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.

Sleekadjective

ingratiating; unctuous

‘she gave Guy a sleek smile to underline her words’;

Smoothnoun

(statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

Sleekverb

make (hair) smooth and glossy

‘her black hair was sleeked down’;

Smoothverb

To make smooth or even.

Smoothverb

To make straightforward.

Smoothverb

To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

Smoothverb

(West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.

‘Can I smooth your cat?’;

Smoothadjective

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

‘The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.’;

Smoothadjective

Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.

Smoothadjective

Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.

Smoothadjective

Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.

‘The only smooth poet of those times.’; ‘Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to joinThe varying verse, the full-resounding line.’; ‘When sage Minerva rose,From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows.’;

Smoothadjective

Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.

‘This smooth discourse and mild behavior oftConceal a traitor.’;

Smoothadjective

Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.

Smoothadverb

Smoothly.

‘Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.’;

Smoothnoun

The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.

Smoothnoun

That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.

Smoothverb

To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.

Smoothverb

To free from obstruction; to make easy.

‘Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay,And smooth my passage to the realms of day.’;

Smoothverb

To free from harshness; to make flowing.

‘In their motions harmony divineSo smooths her charming tones that God's own earListens delighted.’;

Smoothverb

To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.

Smoothverb

To give a smooth or calm appearance to.

‘Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm.’;

Smoothverb

To ease; to regulate.

Smoothverb

To flatter; to use blandishment.

‘Because I can not flatter and speak fair,Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive and cog.’;

Smoothnoun

the act of smoothing;

‘he gave his hair a quick smooth’;

Smoothverb

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing;

‘smooth the surface of the wood’;

Smoothverb

(of surfaces) make shine;

‘shine the silver, please’; ‘polish my shoes’;

Smoothverb

free from obstructions;

‘smooth the way towards peace negociations’;

Smoothadjective

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities;

‘smooth skin’; ‘a smooth tabletop’; ‘smooth fabric’; ‘a smooth road’; ‘water as smooth as a mirror’;

Smoothadjective

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication;

‘he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage’; ‘the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject’; ‘the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error’; ‘affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability’;

Smoothadjective

of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

Smoothadjective

not marked with wrinkles;

‘unwrinkled cheeks’;

Smoothadjective

smooth and unconstrained in movement;

‘a long, smooth stride’; ‘the fluid motion of a cat’; ‘the liquid grace of a ballerina’; ‘liquid prose’;

Smoothadjective

without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;

‘a legato passage’;

Smoothadjective

without chinks or crannies

Smoothadjective

lacking obstructions or difficulties;

‘the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly’;