silky

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪlki/

Adjective

silky (comparative silkier, superlative silkiest)

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

   cloth with a silky lustre

   silky hair

2. Smooth and pleasant; seductive.

   a silky wine

   a silky voice

   silky skills

3. (botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.

Translations

• French: soyeux
• German: seidig, seidenweich
• Portuguese: sedoso
• Russian: шёлковый
• Spanish: sedoso

Noun

silky (plural silkies)

1. Alternative spelling of silkie

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004