smooth vs sleek

sleek vs smooth

smooth is a noun but sleek is not a noun.

smooth and sleek both are adjectives.

smooth and sleek both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sleek is a hyponym of smooth; that is, sleek is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smooth:

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

Other hyponyms of smooth include Simonise, Simonize, slick, buff, burnish, furbish, gloss.

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

smooth (adjective)	sleek (adjective)
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities	having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth	well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected	designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow
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

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

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