Word forms: comparative silkier, superlative silkiest
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If something has a silky texture, it is smooth, soft, and shiny, like silk.
...dresses in seductively silky fabrics.
Claire smoothed Katy's silky hair.
...skin that's silky and unblemished.
2. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone's voice as silky, you mean that it sounds confident but gentle and you find it attractive.
...a well-spoken man with a silky voice.
3. graded adjective
If you describe the way someone or something moves as silky, you mean that they move very smoothly.
I enjoyed the car's excellent handling and silky gearchange.
More Synonyms of silky
silky in British English
(ˈsɪlkɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: silkier or silkiest
1.
resembling silk in texture; glossy
2.
made of silk
3.
(of a voice, manner, etc) suave; smooth
4. botany
covered with long fine soft hairs
silky leaves
Derived forms
silkily (ˈsilkily)
adverb
silkiness (ˈsilkiness)
noun
silky in American English
(ˈsɪlki)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsilkier or ˈsilkiest
1.
of or like silk; soft, smooth, lustrous, etc.
2.
having fine, soft, silklike hairs, as some leaves
Derived forms
silkily (ˈsilkily)
adverb
silkiness (ˈsilkiness)
noun
Examples of 'silky' in a sentence
silky
It makes it so silky and shiny.
The Sun (2013)
It leaves the hair feeling silky soft!
Guyton, Anita The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home (1991)
The serum is very smooth and silky to apply and my skin feels very soft to touch.
The Sun (2009)
Reduce the liquid to a silky texture and keep warm.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Small neat ears and thick silky hair.
Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows (1908)
This serum is brimming with feelgood essential oils that keep skin silky and soften brittle hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It will leave your skin feeling beautifully soft and silky.
The Sun (2008)
The animation is silky smooth and the backgrounds and characters are highly detailed.
The Sun (2009)
Lying by my bed is a little pile of silky human hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Skin feels silky and cleansed without any tingling.
The Sun (2010)
Slowly add the fish stock until you have a silky smooth sauce.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Look for a slightly silky cap and hairs at the base of the stem.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Plus it left my skin really silky.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Blitz until the mixture is smooth and silky and resembles double cream.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Apparently it had a silky texture.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Really fine and silky, nice tone.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It has shiny, silky leaves that catch the light beautifully.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We say My wrinkles have diminished and the skin on my face is soft and silky.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Theirs has a wonderful, silky texture.
The Sun (2014)
Skin will look soft, silky and smooth.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The shadow's silky texture gives the appearance of powder but the deep colour wash of cream.
The Sun (2013)
The drawer was slightly open so I went to close it and noticed something pink and silky.
The Sun (2009)
What you're after is a stiff, glossy yet silky froth of egg white that supports double its weight in sugar.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
silky
British English: silky ADJECTIVE
If something has a silky texture, it is smooth, soft, and shiny, like silk.
...dresses in silky fabrics.
American English: silky
Brazilian Portuguese: sedoso
Chinese: 丝质的
European Spanish: sedoso
French: soyeux
German: seidig
Italian: setoso
Japanese: 絹のような
Korean: 비단결 같은
European Portuguese: sedoso
Latin American Spanish: sedoso
All related terms of 'silky'
silky oak
any of several trees of the Australian genus Grevillea , esp G . robusta , having divided leaves, smooth glossy wood, and showy clusters of orange , red, or white flowers: cultivated in the tropics as shade trees: family Proteaceae
silky terrier
any of a breed of toy dog with a long, silky , bluish-gray and tan coat, erect ears , and general terrierlike qualities
Sydney silky
a small silky-coated breed of terrier , originally from Australia
Australian silky terrier
a small compact variety of terrier with pricked ears and a long straight silky coat
Sydney silkies
a small silky-coated breed of terrier , originally from Australia
Chinese translation of 'silky'
silky
(ˈsɪlkɪ)
adj
[material]丝(絲)质(質)的 (sīzhì de)
[skin]柔软(軟)光洁(潔)的 (róuruǎn guāngjié de)
(adjective)
Definition
soft, smooth, and shiny
I stroked her silky hair.
Synonyms
smooth
The flagstones were worn smooth by centuries of use.
soft
Regular use of a body lotion will keep the skin soft and supple.
sleek
sleek black hair
velvety
the velvety fur on the cat's ears
silken
lustrous
satiny
Additional synonyms
in the sense of sleek
Definition
smooth, shiny, and glossy
sleek black hair
Synonyms
glossy,
shiny,
lustrous,
smooth,
silky,
velvety,
well-groomed
in the sense of soft
Definition
in a soft manner
Regular use of a body lotion will keep the skin soft and supple.