Silken

  • 81silken — Synonyms and related words: buffed, burnished, cottony, deferential, disarming, finished, furbished, glace, glassy, glazed, gleaming, glossy, insinuating, insinuative, lacquered, plush, plushy, polished, rubbed, saccharine, satinlike, satiny,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 82silken — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. soft, tender, delicate, luxurious, like silk, made of silk, resembling silk, smooth, satiny, glossy. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Smooth and lustrous as if polished: satiny, silky, sleek. See SMOOTH …

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  • 83silken — adj. Alys. 278 …

    Oldest English Words

  • 84silken — silk·en || sɪlkÉ™n adj. made of silk; resembling silk; smooth, lustrous; wearing silk; ingratiating; luxurious …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 85silken — a. Silky, soft …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 86silken — adj Sllklike, silky, sericeous; soft, agreeable to the touch, luxurious, elegant; delicate, fragile, diaphanous, finely textured, smooth, sleek …

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  • 87silken — silk·en …

    English syllables

  • 88silken — [ˈsɪlkən] adj literary very soft, smooth, and shiny …

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  • 89silken — silk•en [[t]ˈsɪl kən[/t]] adj. 1) made of silk 2) like silk in appearance or texture 3) clad in silk 4) smoothly persuasive or ingratiating 5) elegant; luxurious • Etymology: bef. 900; OE seolcen. See silk, en II …

    From formal English to slang

  • 90silken — /ˈsɪlkən/ (say silkuhn) adjective 1. made of silk. 2. like silk. 3. smooth; soft. 4. clad in silk. 5. elegant; luxurious. –verb (t) 6. to make (hair, skin, etc.) lustrous, smooth and soft. {silk + en2} –silkened, adjective …

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