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silken

silken

9 4.3
Very smooth, soft, and a little shiny like fine cloth
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪlkən/
translation icon : sedoso
  • The dress was made of a silken fabric that shimmered in the light.
  • silken threads

This says it smooths, hydrates, renews with a silken effect, and this is also silicone free and it's water soluble.

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Examples

  • His kitchen is filled with silken houseplants made to look real and hung out of reach.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The ministers in their silken mantles all seemed slightly awed by their own sublime importance.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • To the fair hair on her silken belly.

  • - Feel its silken flesh.

  • The surface, shiny and silken.

  • That silken red hair.

  • Her tresses were almost silken in their length and lightness, and quite clean.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • "…she sits in the silken boudoir of her house…"

  • The p59 moonlight washed cool over her silken hair and down across her sculpted legs.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I've never seen such a profusion of silken draperies, porcelain knickknacks, and embroidered pillows.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

satin
vssilken
41 3.2

A smooth, shiny fabric often made from silk or man-made thread

refers to the quality of being smooth and lustrous not the fabric
silky
vssilken
37 1.0

Smooth and soft to touch like fine cloth

has identical meaning but is a different adjective form
sleek
vssilken
11 3.5

Smooth and shiny like silk or polished wood

stresses softness and lustre rather than a streamlined, shiny feel
velvety
vssilken
11 3.8

Smooth and very soft in touch, look, sound, or taste

expresses lighter, shinier smoothness rather than dense plush texture
satiny
vssilken
3 4.1

Smooth and soft with a shiny surface like silk

highlights silk-like lustre while this names another shiny fabric
silklike
vssilken
3.7

Having a smooth, soft, and shiny feel like fine cloth

is the same idea but emphasizes resemblance rather than material

Antonyms

164 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

26 3.7

A surface like sand or rough cloth that has large grains and is not smooth

Compounds

A very smooth, soft surface that feels like fine cloth

A very soft, smooth food made from soy that people use in desserts and soups

How Smooth

silken
9 4.3
rough
164 1.0
coarse
26 3.7

Surface Forms

silken positive

Morphology

silken = silk (transparent) = silk + en

The adjective is a regular productive formation from 'silk' using the suffix '-en' meaning 'made of or like', so the meaning is directly derived and clear.

Etymology

The word silken comes from silk, the soft fabric, plus the ending -en, like in wooden, meaning 'made of' or 'having'. So, silken means 'made of silk' or 'very smooth like silk'.