silky (redirected from silkiest)

silk·y  (slk)

adj. silk·i·er, silk·i·est

1. Resembling silk; lustrous. See Synonyms at sleek.

2. Made of silk; silken.

3. Covered with or characterized by fine soft hairs or feathers: a silky chick.

4. Ingratiating; seductive: spoke with silky plausibility.

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silki·ly adv.

silki·ness n.

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silky [ˈsɪlkɪ]

adj silkier, silkiest

1. resembling silk in texture; glossy

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) made of silk

3. (of a voice, manner, etc.) suave; smooth

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany covered with long fine soft hairs silky leaves

silkily  adv

silkiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

silky - having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" satiny, silken, silklike, sleek, slick bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

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silky

adjective smooth, soft, sleek, velvety, silken, lustrous, satiny I stroked her silky hair.

Translations

silky [ˈsɪlkɪ] ADJ (silkier (compar) (silkiest (superl)))

1. [material] → sedoso; [sound, voice] → suave
a silky sheen → un brillo sedoso
silky smooth or soft → suave como la seda

2. (fig) [skills] → fino, depurado
a silky gear change → un suave cambio de marchas

silky [ˈsɪlki] adj

[hair, skin] → soyeux/euse

[voice] → caressant(e)

silky

adj (+er) → seidig; voice → samtig; manner → glatt; movements → weich; silky smooth/soft → seidenweich

silky [ˈsɪlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair, dress) → di seta; (skin) → vellutato/a; (voice) → suadente, carezzevole