Is It Sleek or Slick?

As adjectives the difference between sleek and slick
is that sleek is having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy while slick is slippery due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

What's the difference between sleek and slick?

If your car is sleek, it's shiny and looks like it goes fast. Sleek always means smooth, glossy, and streamlined. Sleek is a variant of the word, slick. When you slick back your hair with grease, it becomes sleek.

What does sleek and slick mean?

Both mean smooth or seeming to be smooth. To me, slick is more about touch: slippery, and sleek is more about sight/appearance. A wet moss-covered surface is slick. A satin skirt is sleek.

David Miller

David Miller

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