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silky
English
Etymology
From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?lki/
- Rhymes: -?lki
Adjective
silky (comparative silkier, superlative silkiest)
- Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
- cloth with a silky lustre
- silky hair
- Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
- a silky wine
- a silky voice
- silky skills
- (botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
Derived terms
- silky oak
- silky soft
Translations
Noun
silky (plural silkies)
- Alternative spelling of silkie
References
- silky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “silky” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
Anagrams
- Kisly
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airy
English
Etymology
air +? -y
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /????.i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????.i/
- Rhymes: -???i
Adjective
airy (comparative airier, superlative airiest)
- Consisting of air.
- an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
- Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
- an airy flight
- Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
- an airy situation
- Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
- Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
- airy music
- Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
- Synonyms: empty, trifling, visionary
- light-hearted; vivacious
- Synonyms: sprightly, flippant, superficial
- Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
- (painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
- (of a room or building) Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
Synonyms
- (consisting of air): aereous
- (resembling air): aereous; See also Thesaurus:insubstantial or Thesaurus:gaseous
- (relating to the spirit or soul): ethereal
- (not based on reality): empty, trifling, visionary
- (light-hearted; vivacious): flippant, sprightly, superficial; See also Thesaurus:active or Thesaurus:carefree
- (having an affected manner): See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Translations
Anagrams
- Iyar, Riya, Yair, yari
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