silky
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Etymology
From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
silky (comparative silkier, superlative silkiest)
- Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
- silky hair
- cloth with a silky lustre
- 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.
- (slang) Having sensibilities of mainstream culture, in contrast to crunchy.
- Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
similar in texture or appearance to silk
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smooth like silk
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Noun
silky (plural silkies)
- Alternative spelling of silkie
References
- “silky”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “silky”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
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