silky

Everyday

1. Smooth, soft and shiny, like silk. tree →
2. (voice, movement) Smooth and gentle: a silky voice, silky skills (in sport). tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, silky describes hair, fur, cloth and smooth sauces. In sport commentary, "silky skills" means smooth, clever moves with the ball. In stories, a "silky voice" can be gentle or, for a villain, falsely sweet. Phrases: silky hair, silky smooth, silky skills, silky fur.

Examples

• The kitten had silky fur. tree →
• Her hair was long and silky. tree →
• The chocolate sauce was silky smooth. tree →
• The footballer showed silky skills. tree →
• The fox spoke in a silky voice to trick the hen. tree →
• Satin feels silky to touch. tree →
• Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. tree →

Note

Comparative: silkier, silkiest (y → i). From "silk", made by silkworms. Similar: smooth, glossy, sleek.