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adjective
- 1. of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous: "the fur felt silky and soft"
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Silky means smooth, soft, or lustrous, like silk. It can also describe a voice, manner, or skill. Find out more about the word's origin, usage, and translations.
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female spirit who does household chores. [Br. Folklore:...
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1. a (1) : silken sense 1. (2) : silken sense 2. b. : smooth or fluid in motion. silky dance moves. 2. : having or covered with fine soft hairs, plumes, or scales. silkily. ˈsil-kə-lē. adverb. silkiness. ˈsil-kē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. cottony. downy. satiny. silken. silklike. soft. velvetlike. velvety. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Learn the meaning of silky, an adjective that describes something smooth, soft, and shiny, like silk. Find synonyms, examples, pronunciation, and related words for silky.
Silky is an adjective describing something smooth, soft, and glossy — like your friend's silky hair or the silky fabric of a formal gown. Silky is a textural description, and it can be used to describe food, fabric, or hair.
Silky means soft, smooth, and shiny like silk, or made of silk. It can also describe a gentle voice used to persuade someone. See how to use silky in sentences from the corpus.
Learn the meaning of silky, an adjective that describes something smooth, soft, and shiny, like silk. Find out how to use it in sentences, collocations, and different languages.
silk•y (sil′kē), USA pronunciation adj., silk•i•er, silk•i•est. of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate: silky skin. Botany covered with fine, soft, closely set hairs, as a leaf.
