silken

Everyday

1. Made of silk. tree →
2. Soft, smooth and shiny like silk: «silken hair», «a silken voice». tree →

In the lessons

A literary, poetic word in stories and fairy tales: a princess's silken dress, the Rat's silken fur, the river's silken surface. In everyday speech people more often say «silk» or «silky».

Examples

• The princess wore a silken gown. tree →
• Her hair was long and silken. tree →
• The river slid by with a silken sound. tree →
• The cat's fur felt silken under my hand. tree →
• He spoke in a soft, silken voice. tree →
• A silken thread hung from the spider's web. tree →
• The king sat on silken cushions. tree →
• How her silken robe is rustling! tree →

Note

Old-fashioned, literary form; «silky» is the everyday word. Do not add -er/-est; say «more silken».