silky

English

Etymology

From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlki/
Rhymes: -ɪlki

Adjective

silky (comparative silkier, superlative silkiest)

Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
cloth with a silky lustre

silky hair
Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
a silky wine

a silky voice

silky skills
(botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.

Derived terms

Translations

similar in texture or appearance to silk

Asturian: sedosu
Catalan: sedós
French: soyeux (fr)
Galician: sedoso
German: seidig (de), seidenweich
Hungarian: selymes (hu)
Kalmyk: торһн (torhn)
Luxembourgish: seideg, fluesseg (lb)

Maori: māheniheni, mania (of hair)
Norman: souoyeux
Polish: jedwabny (pl)
Portuguese: sedoso
Russian: шёлковый (ru) (šólkovyj)
Spanish: sedoso (es)
Tagalog: malasutla

smooth like silk

Maori: māheniheni, mania (referring to hair), mohimohi

Noun

silky (plural silkies)

Alternative spelling of silkie

References

silky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
“silky” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“silky” in Microsoft's Encarta World English Dictionary, North American Edition (2007)
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)

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