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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)

  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

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silkiness

English

Etymology

From silky +? -ness

Noun

silkiness (usually uncountable, plural silkinesses)

  1. The property of being silky.

Anagrams

  • Lesinskis

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