satiny

[ sat-n-ee ]

/ ˈsæt n i /

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adjective

satinlike; smooth; glossy.

RELATED WORDS

silken, lustrous, sleek, smooth, sericeous

Nearby words

satin-flower, satinet, satinflower, satinpod, satinwood, satiny, satire, satirical, satirist, satirize, satisfaction

Origin of satiny

First recorded in 1780–90; satin + -y¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for satiny

And Tiza took one up lovingly in her rough, little brown hands, and laid it against her cheek, to feel how soft and satiny it was.
Milly and Olly|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Her mouth moved against his, satiny with desire, until they parted.
The Sex Life of the Gods|Michael Knerr
The treasure was a gown; it was of a heavy, satiny weave of linen, very yellow and creased.
The Master-Knot of Human Fate|Ellis Meredith
The tall pines crowded along the top of the Pilot Peak Ridge look like six-inch miniatures exquisitely outlined on the satiny sky.
My First Summer in the Sierra|John Muir

The wood is satiny and susceptible of a good polish, and would be valuable if abundant.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson