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slinky

slinky

12 5.7
Attractive, smooth and thin in shape and moving in a slow, graceful way
  • adjective
  • /ˈslɪŋki/
  • NSFW
translation icon : sensual
  • Vampira smooths out her slinky black dress, then puts her arm around Bela to help him.
  • slinky dress
  • slinky gown
  • slinky shirt

You know that gorgeous soft slinky drape, the breathable warmth.

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Examples

  • She wore a slinky dress that hugged her curves beautifully, making her the center of attention at the party.

  • Earlier that night, I had met this long-legged creature with stilettos and a slinky dress.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Something black and slinky in all the right places.

  • You know, you do kind of look like a slinky.

  • It's just obviously a little like slinky body con kind of dress.

  • It's always something very slinky and sexy.

  • And Peter, your ass is gonna look so good in a little slinky frock.

  • It's Selina, looking ripe and slinky in a sheer black ensemble.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Flower in a seductive slinky gown, Goldberg in a suit that largely makes him invisible.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • When that didn't work, she wore slinky lingerie beneath her office attire.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

swishy
vsslinky
3 7.0

Moving smoothly and making a soft whispering sound

is more about sleek attractiveness with a clearly suggestive quality
swoopy
vsslinky
1 7.7

Having smooth, curved shapes like soft waves

is more about sleek attractiveness with a clearly suggestive quality

Antonyms

73 1.2

Moving in an awkward, unsteady way that causes accidents

71 2.5

Hard to move because of its size or shape

How Seductive

sexy
  • NSFW
681 4.1
seductive
  • NSFW
56 5.5
slinky
  • NSFW
12 5.7
sleek
11 3.5

Surface Forms

slinky positive

Morphology

slinky = slink (semi-transparent) = slink + y

The adjective is clearly formed from 'slink' plus '-y', but its modern sense has shifted toward sleek, sinuous, and suggestive rather than simply 'slink-like'.

Etymology

Slinky comes from the verb slink, which means 'to move smoothly and quietly'. So, something slinky looks or moves in a smooth, curved way that often seems quietly attractive.