sleek vs smooth

smooth vs sleek

sleek is not a noun while smooth is a noun.

sleek and smooth both are adjectives.

sleek and smooth both are verbs.

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

As verbs, smooth is a hypernym of sleek; that is, smooth is a word with a broader meaning than sleek:

sleek: make slick or smooth
smooth: make (a surface) shine

Other hypernyms of sleek include polish, shine, smoothen.

sleek (noun)	smooth (noun)
	the act of smoothing

sleek (adjective)	smooth (adjective)
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk	having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed	of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow	(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
	of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
	(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
	smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
	lacking obstructions or difficulties
	smooth and unconstrained in movement

sleek (verb)	smooth (verb)
make slick or smooth	make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
	make (a surface) shine
	free from obstructions

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