sleek vs slick

sleek is not a noun while slick is a noun.

sleek and slick both are adjectives.

sleek and slick both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sleek	No	Yes	Yes	No
slick	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As adjectives, sleek and slick are synonyms defined as:

sleek and slick: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

Other synonyms of sleek include satiny, silken, silklike, silky.

As verbs, sleek and slick are synonyms defined as:

sleek and slick: make slick or smooth

sleek (noun)	slick (noun)
	a trowel used to make a surface slick
	a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
	a slippery smoothness
	a magazine printed on good quality paper

sleek (adjective)	slick (adjective)
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk	marked by skill in deception
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed	having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow	having only superficial plausibility
	made slick by e.g. ice or grease
	superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

sleek (verb)	slick (verb)
make slick or smooth	give a smooth and glossy appearance
	make slick or smooth

Difference between sleek and slick

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