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单词 silky
释义

silky

adjective

ˈsil-kē How to pronounce silky (audio)
silkier; silkiest
1
a(1)
: silken sense 1
(2)
: silken sense 2
b
: smooth or fluid in motion
silky dance moves
2
: having or covered with fine soft hairs, plumes, or scales
silkily
ˈsil-kə-lē How to pronounce silky (audio)
adverb
silkiness
ˈsil-kē-nəs How to pronounce silky (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • cottony
  • downy
  • satin
  • satiny
  • silken
  • silklike
  • soft
  • velvetlike
  • velvety
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Example Sentences

The cat has a silky coat. The material has a silky feel.
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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Kids Definition

silky

adjective

ˈsil-kē How to pronounce silky (audio)
silkier; silkiest
1
: soft and smooth
silky fur
2
: agreeably smooth
a silky voice

silky

adjective

1
as in satin
smooth or delicate in appearance or feel the plant's fibers feel silky to the touch

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • satin
  • soft
  • velvety
  • satiny
  • silken
  • downy
  • cottony
  • creamy
  • silklike
  • delicate
  • velvetlike
  • slick
  • chiffon
  • fine
  • ultrasoft

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • coarse
  • rough
  • harsh
  • scratchy
  • lumpy
  • jagged
  • bumpy
  • irregular
  • ragged
  • jagged
  • rugged
  • granular
  • broken
  • pebbly
  • gritty
  • grainy
  • roughened
  • scraggy
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2
as in shaggy
covered with or as if with hair the tops of the leaves are a dark glossy green, but the undersides are light and silky

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shaggy
  • hairy
  • fluffy
  • cottony
  • fleecy
  • woolly
  • furred
  • furry
  • hirsute
  • brushy
  • bristly
  • unshorn
  • wooly
  • fuzzy
  • rough
  • downy
  • bearded
  • whiskered
  • stubbly
  • stubbled
  • mustachioed
  • bewhiskered
  • moustachioed
  • nappy
  • linty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smooth
  • hairless
  • bald
  • glabrous
  • shorn
  • shaved
  • shaven
  • furless
  • beardless
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