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silk·y (s

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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.

silki·ly adv.

silki·ness n.

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Noun

silkiness - the smooth feel of silk fabric

sleekness

smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"

Translations

silkiness [ˈsɪlkɪnɪs] N

1. [of fabric] → sedosidad f, lo sedoso

2. [of manner, voice] → suavidad f, lo mimoso

silkiness

n (= appearance) → seidiger Glanz; (= feeling) → seidige Weichheit; (of voice) → Sanftheit f; (of manner) → Glätte f

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