silkenadjective [ usually before noun ]
uk/ˈsɪl.kən/us/ˈsɪl.kən/literary soft, smooth, and shiny like silk:
The princess in the fairy tale had long silken hair.
a silken sound is one that is pleasant because it is very smooth:
The actor delivered his speech in a silken voice.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Soft and fluffy
- anneal
- as smooth as silk/a baby's bottom idiom
- feathery
- flaccid
- floaty
- furry
- fuzzy
- gauze
- limp
- macerate
- satiny
- shaky
- silky
- smooth
- soft
- squidgy
- squish
- sudsy
- velvet
- workable
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