silky en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪlki/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk + -y.
Meanings
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Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
silky hair
A portion of the Baromez does present a rude resemblance in its shape to the figure of an animal, and is covered by a soft downy substance, which may be compared to a silky fleece, of a reddish-brown colour, and which gives to it more the appearance of a dog than a lamb.
[1866], “The Field and the Heath”, in Beauties and Wonders of Vegetable Life; […], London: The Religious Tract Society, […], →OCLC, page 263:The door opened, and there stood Miss Ellerby, looking as Miss Ellerby should, unschoolmarmish and casually chic in a silky shirt, faded jeans, and running shoes.
1986, E. N. Welch, “Just an Unofficial Investigation”, in Cynthia Manson, editor, Murder on Main Street: Small-Town Crime from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine & Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, New York, N.Y.: Barnes & Noble Books, published 1993, →ISBN, page 238:Then I looked close at the scalp he stroked, which was of the silkiest blonde. For a moment I was sure it come from Olga’s dear head, and reckoned also he had little Gus’s fine skull-cover someplace among his filthy effects, the stinking old savage, living out his life of murder, rapine, and squalor, and I almost knifed him before I collected myself and realized the hair was honeyer than my Swedish wife’s.
1964, Thomas Berger, “My Indian Wife”, in Little Big Man, New York, N.Y.: Dial Press, →LCCN, page 214:cloth with a silky lustre
a silky wine
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Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
a silky voice
silky skills
If you have a circular polarizer or a neutral density (grey) filter, put that in front of the lens too. This will slow down the shutter speed even further to get silkier, smoothier (that's a word!) water motion.
2017, Gary L. Friedman, The Friedman Archives Guide to the Sony RX-10 IV:
- Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
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(slang) Having sensibilities of mainstream culture, in contrast to crunchy.
Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| silkier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| silkiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
silky smooth · silky ant · silkily · silky-haired · silky lacewing · silky oak · silky willow · silky-flycatcher · silky wisteria · silky beech · silkiness · silky soft · silky mama · silky mom · appressed-silky · silky anteater
Synonyms
silklike (like silk) · silken (like silk) · seric (like silk)
Translations (48)
lt šilkinis (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · de seidenweich (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · tr ipeğimsi (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · tr ipeksi (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · ast sedosu (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · mi mohimohi (smooth like silk) · fr soyeux (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · mi māheniheni (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · pl jedwabisty (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · nl zijdezacht (smooth like silk) · nrf souoyeux (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · mi mania (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · tr ipeğimsi (smooth like silk) · el μεταξένιος (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · pl jedwabny (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · pt sedoso (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · lt šilkiškas (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · mi māheniheni (smooth like silk) · xal торһн (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · es sedoso (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · pl jedwabisty (smooth like silk) · fa ابریشمگون (smooth like silk) · mi mania (smooth like silk) · bg копринен (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · nl zijdeachtig (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · de seiden (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · fi silkinpehmeä (smooth like silk) · cy sidanaidd (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · cy sidanaidd (smooth like silk) · hu selymes (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · it setoso (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · de seidig (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · ca sedós (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · bg мек (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · fa ابریشمی (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · tl malasutla (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · hy մետաքսե (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · fi silkkinen (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · tr ipeksi (smooth like silk) · fi silkinsileä (smooth like silk) · fr soyeux (smooth like silk) · lb seideg (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · hy մետաքսյա (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · lb fluesseg (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · ru шёлковый (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · bg нежен (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · sv silkeslen (similar in texture or appearance to silk) · gl sedoso (similar in texture or appearance to silk)