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单词 satinity
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satinityn.

Brit. /səˈtɪnᵻti/, U.S. /səˈtɪnᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: satin n., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < satin n. + -ity suffix.
rare.
The quality of resembling satin; smoothness, sleekness.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [noun] > resembling that of specific cloth
silkiness1752
satinity1821
satin finish1848
velvetiness1882
1821 London Mag. May 307/1 A courtezan in a fair Quaker's chaste satinity and smooth sleekness.
1830 C. Lamb Let. 8 Mar. (1935) III. 251 Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for [etc.].
1980 W. Percy Second Coming i. i. 8 Nature had endowed her with such beauty and grace of body, a dark satinity of skin, a sweet firm curve and compaction of limb as not easily to be believed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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