silklike

3.7

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

adjective
/ˈsɪlkˌlaɪk/

: sedoso

A rudimentary fused mouth with no known function is among the oddities, as are hairs on its back that produce a silklike product.

Examples

The beautiful dress had a silklike sheen that caught everyone's eye at the party.
She's wearing a thin black silklike dress, a sundress, and her shoulders are bare.

Fiction book (2001)
She chose a silklike scarf to wear with her outfit because it felt soft against her skin.
His silklike hair flowed gracefully down his back, reflecting light with a shiny luster.

Synonyms

silky

vssilklike

37 1.0

Smooth and soft to touch like fine cloth

is the same but highlights resemblance to a luxury fabric

sleek

vssilklike

11 3.5

Smooth and shiny like silk or polished wood

stresses textile softness and lustre rather than shape or gloss

velvety

vssilklike

11 3.8

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

focuses on smooth shiny surface rather than plush pile

silken

vssilklike

9 4.3

Very smooth, soft, and a little shiny like fine cloth

is similar but more directly tied to textile appearance

satiny

vssilklike

3 4.1

Smooth and soft with a shiny surface like silk

focuses more on resembling a specific woven fabric finish

velvet-textured

vssilklike

5.1

Smooth and very soft to touch, sound, or taste, like chocolate

is about smooth shiny textile look rather than plush thickness

Antonyms

coarse

26 3.7

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

roughish

5.4

Feels slightly rough to the touch

How Silky

silklike

3.7

satiny

3 4.1

smooth

256 1.0

textured

13 4.1

rough

164 1.0

Surface Forms

silklike positive

Morphology

silklike = silk (transparent) = silk + like

The adjective is formed by the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling'; the meaning is directly derived from 'silk'.

Etymology

Silklike is made of silk and the ending -like. Silk is the soft, shiny fabric made by silkworms and -like means 'similar to', so silklike describes something that feels 'smooth and soft like silk'.