单词 | silkiness |
释义 | silkinessn. The quality of being silky, in various senses of the adjective. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and smoothness silkiness1752 velvetiness1882 the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [noun] > resembling that of specific cloth silkiness1752 satinity1821 satin finish1848 velvetiness1882 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > quality of being flattering smoothnessa1616 blanditude1689 smooth-tonguedness1737 silkiness1832 oiliness1833 flatteringness1894 oleosity?1920 smarminess1934 1752 ‘H. Beaumont’ Crito 11 That appearing Softness or Silkiness of some Skins. a1773 Ld. Chesterfield (T.) The claret had no silkiness. 1832 Examiner 19/1 Sycophancy, pliancy,..silkiness on one side, and a rasping roughness on the other. a1864 N. Hawthorne Dr. Grimshawe (1891) vi. 60 A dose of his famous preparation..causing a delightful silkiness of sensation. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 339 Ovary similarly variable in silkiness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1752 |
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