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Definition of Sleekness
1. Noun. The quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored. "The sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes"
2. Noun. The smooth feel of silk fabric.
Definition of Sleekness
1. n. The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and glossiness of surface.
Definition of Sleekness
1. Noun. In a sleek manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sleekness
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Medical Definition of Sleekness
1. The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and glossiness of surface. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleekness
Literary usage of Sleekness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Encyclopædia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon (1831)
"In the cart horse, provided there be sleekness of coat, looseness of hule, sound
wind, freedom from grease or swelled legs, with good digestion ; a fulness ..."
2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1855)
"Why is the horse not a picturesque animal, it may be asked, but on account of
the sleekness of his appearance ? I am persuaded that his sleekness stands in ..."
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