silky
English
/ˈsɪlki/
adj
Definitions
- Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
- Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
- (botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sylky suffix from English silk.
Origin
English
silk
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- corn silk English
- cornsilk English
- desilk English
- nonsilk English
- silk English
- silken English
- silkette English
- silkgrass English
- silkgrower English
- silkgrowing English
- silkily English
- silkiness English
- silkless English
- silklike English
- silkman English
- silkmoth English
- silkness English
- silkscreen English
- silkstone English
- silktail English
- silkware English
- silkwear English
- silkweed English
- silkwoman English
- silkwork English
- silkworks English
- silkworm English
- silk Middle English
- sylky Middle English
- silka Esperanto
- silko Esperanto
- silik Choctaw