silky
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈsɪlki/
- So this is a silky, satiny kind of shirt.
- silky tofu
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Watch on YouTubeThey add such a silky look to your lips.
- They add such a silky look to your lips.
- So next is this like silky low fitting top?
- This is it's like this really silky, silky soft material.
- So this is a silky, satiny kind of shirt.
- They are very like silky smooth feeling.
- The strangest thing, though, was the addition of a pink, silky nightgown spread across my bed.
- We have a core organics, silky sun drops.
- And as you touch it, it's got that silky oily skin.
- It's bamboo grass and it's silky like your skin looks like butter.
Examples
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And it's got this really silky, nice texture to it.
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It's smooth, it's straight, it's silky, and it's so much better than before.
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I was surprised at how silky the hair felt, even this old.
Fiction book (1990) -
Tanner watched his wife stare into the silky steam rising off her tea.
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She laid out ready, the silky fabric raising goosebumps on my skin.
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They're silky soft.
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The dress was made from a silky fabric that shimmered in the light.
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She admired the silky texture of the freshly washed hair.
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The cat's silky fur felt wonderful against my skin.
Synonyms
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3.3
Very smooth and soft to touch
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3.8
Smooth and very soft in touch, look, sound, or taste
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3.5
Smooth and shiny like silk or polished wood
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4.3
Very smooth, soft, and a little shiny like fine cloth
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4.1
Smooth and soft with a shiny surface like silk
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3.6
Very soft to the touch like velvet
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4.6
Has very small parts that make a smooth surface, like hair or flour
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3.7
Having an even, soft surface with no bumps when you touch it
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3.7
Having a smooth, soft, and shiny feel like fine cloth
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5.1
Smooth and very soft to touch, sound, or taste, like chocolate
A surface with fine soft hairs that look like silk
Compounds
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8.7
A small animal that lives in trees in Central and South America with long golden fur and no teeth
- Australian
A tall bush from eastern Australia with clusters of red flowers and soft grey leaves
A climbing plant from China with groups of white fragrant flowers and soft hairy leaves
How Silky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Silky comes from the cloth silk plus the ending -y, which means 'like'. So silky literally means 'like silk' and is used for things that are smooth, soft, and shiny, such as hair, fabric, or petals.