different between silky vs silke

English

Etymology

From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?lki/
• Rhymes: -?lki

Adjective

silky (comparative silkier, superlative silkiest)

1. Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

   cloth with a silky lustre

   silky hair

2. Smooth and pleasant; seductive.

   a silky wine

   a silky voice

   silky skills

3. (botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.

Derived terms

• silky oak
• silky soft

Translations

Noun

silky (plural silkies)

1. 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

English

Noun

silke

1. Obsolete spelling of silk

Anagrams

• Kiles, Kisel, Likes, kiles, kisel, likes, slike

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki

Noun

silke m (definite singular silken, indefinite plural silker, definite plural silkene)

1. silk

Derived terms

• silkemyk

References

• “silke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²s?lk?/

Noun

silke m (definite singular silken, indefinite plural silkar, definite plural silkane)

1. silk

References

• “silke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

silke n

1. silk

Declension

Anagrams

• Eskil, kisel, lekis, likes