silkiness
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- noun
- /ˈsɪl.kɪ.nəs/
:
sedosidad
- He admired the silkiness of the chocolate as it melted in his mouth.
Examples
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The extra flesh padded her thighs with a soft silkiness, and her upper arms felt pillowy where they touched her breasts, as though she wore a life jacket that was permanently attached.
Fiction book (2001) -
He closes his eyes, clenches them, his cheek pressed to the sweet female silkiness of her back, until she slows the horse and asks the way to the house.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's made such a huge difference in the silkiness of Allie's coat.
Blog text (19) -
It's got like a, I don't know, like a silkiness to it, but it's very, very, very comfortable, Really good length.
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Mr. Jensen said he did not like volatile industries... and suggested with a certain sinister silkiness... that volatility in business usually reflected bad management.
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At last, Casilda had finished with Larissa's white hair and stroked its silkiness enviously before starting to tie it up with a ribbon that had been wound around the brush handle.
Fiction book (1992) -
With more carefully spun silkiness, Mitchell's former counterpart in the Senate, Bob Dole, now his fellow senior counsel at Verner Liipfert, prefers the term "strategic adviser."
Academic text (2000) -
After conditioning, her hair had a beautiful silkiness that made it shine.
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The silkiness of the fabric felt luxurious against her skin.
Synonyms
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4.1
A smooth, shiny surface that reflects light
A very smooth, soft surface that feels like fine cloth
A smooth, shiny surface like silk that feels pleasant to touch
Antonyms
How Silky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Silkiness comes from the simple word silk, the smooth cloth first made in China, plus the endings -y and -ness which mean 'full of' and 'quality of being'. So, silkiness is the 'quality of being smooth, soft, and shiny', like real silk.