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Sleek vs Zoomy - What's the difference?

sleek | zoomy |

As adjectives the difference between sleek and zoomy

is that sleek is having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy while zoomy is (childish) of something that goes zoom! .

As an adverb sleek

is (dated) with ease and dexterity.

As a verb sleek

is to make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.

As a noun sleek

is that which makes smooth; varnish.

sleek

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy.
    • sleek hair
  • * Dryden
    • So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
  • Not rough or harsh.
  • * Milton
    • Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek .

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (dated) With ease and dexterity.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • That which makes smooth; varnish.

    • Anagrams

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    zoomy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (childish) of something that goes zoom!
  • *{{quote-book
    • , title=Househusband , author=Ad Hudler , year=2004 , page=284 , passage=We play a game she calls zoomy rocket, which usually draws some nasty maternal stares.}}
  • *{{quote-journal
    • , journal=Kiplinger's Personal Finance? , year=Dec 1970 , volume=24 , number=12 , page=6 , passage=Zoomy little race cars
  • (mechanics) of something that looks like it would go zoom: sleek, speedy, streamlined
  • :zoomy but faded paint jobs
  • *{{quote-journal
    • , journal=Popular Mechanics , year=May 1992 , page=39 , passage=In our recent visits to the Frankfurt and Tokyo auto shows, we saw the zoomy shapes we expect at major shows.}}
  • *{{quote-journal
    • , journal=Car and Driver , year=2007 , page=59 , volume=52 , passage=Does the zoomy new look of the TT [automobile] equate with a corresponding improvement in performance?}}
  • (slang) Stylish, as a zoomy car, or as someone who looks like they would drive a zoomy car
  • *{{quote-book
    • , title=The circle home , author=Edward Hoagland , year=1960 , page=191 , passage=He caught a downtown bus and felt real good, real zoomy . }}
  • *{{quote-book
    • , title=Getting into fashion , author=Melissa Sones , year=1984 , page=237 , passage=Her "mod zoomy' little showcases," as she describes her boutiques, are as mod and ' zoomy as Johnson herself.}}
  • (photography) Obviously characteristic of a zoom lens
  • :relies upon zoomy close-ups
  • :wobbly, zoomy , headachey shots
  • *{{quote-journal
    • , journal=American anthropologist , year=1977 , volume=79 , page=760 , passage=However, the photography is at moments too poorly exposed, too zoomy , and the camera positioned too closely, for the footage to be useful}}