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- [sil-kee]
- /ˈsɪl ki/
- /ˈsɪl.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sil-kee]
- /ˈsɪl ki/
Definitions of silky word
- adjective silky of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate: silky skin. 1
- adjective silky Botany. covered with fine, soft, closely set hairs, as a leaf. 1
- adjective silky soft, smooth like silk 1
- adjective silky botany: with fine hairs 1
- adjective silky If something has a silky texture, it is smooth, soft, and shiny, like silk. 0
- graded adjective silky If you describe someone's voice as silky, you mean that it sounds confident but gentle and you find it attractive. 0
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Origin of silky
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; silk + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Silky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
silky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for silky
adj silky
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
noun silky
- gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- glossiness — having a shiny or lustrous surface.
adjective silky
- mellifluous — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- mirrorlike — Resembling a mirror; reflective.
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