Silky

Word SILKY
Character 5
Hyphenation silk y
Pronunciations /ˈsɪlki/

Definitions and meanings of "Silky"

What do we mean by silky?

Made of silk; silken. adjective

Resembling silk; smooth or lustrous. adjective

Covered with or characterized by fine soft hairs or feathers. adjective

Pleasantly agreeable, as to the ear. adjective

Suave or ingratiating. adjective

Having the qualities or properties of silk, as smoothness and luster; sericeous.

Same as silken.

In botany, covered with long, very slender, close-pressed, glistening hairs; sericeous.

Smooth to the taste.

The silk-fowl: the more usual name in America. noun

Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike. adjective

Hence, soft and smooth. adjective

Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. adjective

A lofty Australian tree (Grevillea robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber. adjective

Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk. adjective

Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light adjective

A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Silky

The word "silky" in example sentences

HAIR ON HAIR Carolina Herrera's catwalk models wore clips covered in silky hair securing their ponytails. ❋ Eva Wiseman (2010)

To me, Evans is the epitome of what I consider smooth jazz, smooth as in silky and luminous. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Catherine towered over me with her slender height, her sallow hair falling in silky ringlets over her dull cheeks, and when she spoke her voice rang sharp where mine would have growled with hoarseness. ❋ Unknown (1900)

A tad thinner, lighter, and "silky" - er feeling in the hand compared to the iPhone, Nexus One also sports a less cheap, more rubbery back. ❋ Unknown (2009)

HILL: I know you're thinking it doesn't really look like a chicken, it's actually a bird known as a silky rooster, quite the head of hair there, feathers, whatever they maybe be. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I reared several birds from the white Silk-hen by the Spanish cock: all were coal-black, and all plainly showed their parentage in having blackish combs and bones; none inherited the so-called silky feathers, and the non-inheritance of this character has been observed by others. ❋ Charles Darwin (1845)

What connoisseurs call silky, the squeamish call slimy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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