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Mr. Tom Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Are “sleek”, “natty” and “nifty” essentially synonymous?

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00I know what the following words mean. Could you please tell me if they are essentially synonymous?02br
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0 Generally these words are not used in the same situations. "Sleek" suggests something streamlined, smooth and shiny - a sportscar, a cat, or a seal, for instance. "Natty" is a somewhat old-fashioned word to describe someone who dresses fashionably.

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  • 0 Generally these words are not used in the same situations.
  • "Sleek" suggests something streamlined, smooth and shiny - a sportscar, a cat, or a seal, for instance.
  • "Natty" is a somewhat old-fashioned word to describe someone who dresses fashionably.
  • "Nifty" is also someone out -of -date -- my guess is that it was most popular in the fifties or sixties -- and would usually be used to desceribe an idea, an experience or a situation rather than a person.
  • There are not many situations where the three words would be interchangeable.
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0 Generally these words are not used in the same situations. "Sleek" suggests something streamlined, smooth and shiny - a sportscar, a cat, or a seal, for instance. "Natty" is a somewhat old-fashioned word to describe someone who dresses fashionably. "Nifty" is also someone out -of -date -- my guess is that it was most popular in the fifties or sixties -- and would usually be used to descer
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0 In more-or-less chronological order of their popularity - nifty!, neat!, cool!, kewl!02br
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00 'natty dresser' is the only expression I've heard using the word 'natty'.02br
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00 'sleek' is not a slang word like the others. There is nothing synonymous going on here!02br
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