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streamlined

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: air-smoothed

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having been made more simple and straight forward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of streamline

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

made efficient by stripping off nonessentials

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • short streamlined meetings
  • a streamlined hiring process

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a streamlined convertible

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aerodynamic, flowing, sleek

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English streamline Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English streamlined From streamline + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обтекаем (obtekaem) — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Bulgarian: аеродинамичен (aerodinamičen) — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Estonian: voolujooneline — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Finnish: virtaviivainen — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Finnish: linjakas — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • French: aérodynamique — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Georgian: გარსედინი (garsedini) — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Georgian: გარსშემოდენილი (garsšemodenili) — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • German: windschnittig — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Greek: αεροδυναμικός (aerodynamikós) — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Hungarian: áramvonalas — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Irish: leabhairchruthach — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Māori: koutata — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: straumlineforma — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Polish: aerodynamiczny — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Polish: opływowy — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Serbo-Croatian: аеродина̀мичан — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Serbo-Croatian: aerodinàmičan — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Swedish: strömlinjeformad — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Ukrainian: аеродинамічний (aerodynamičnyj) — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Ukrainian: обтічний (obtičnyj) — designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
  • Bulgarian: опростен (oprosten) — having been made more simple and straight forward
  • Bulgarian: рационализиран (racionaliziran) — having been made more simple and straight forward
  • Georgian: გამართული (gamartuli) — having been made more simple and straight forward
  • Georgian: გამარტივებული (gamarṭivebuli) — having been made more simple and straight forward
  • Georgian: დაჩქარებული (dačkarebuli) — having been made more simple and straight forward
  • Greek: απλοποιημένος (aplopoiiménos) — having been made more simple and straight forward
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: straumlineforma — having been made more simple and straight forward
  • Polish: uproszczony — having been made more simple and straight forward
  • Swedish: strömlinjeformad — having been made more simple and straight forward
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