silken

[sil-kuhn]

adjective

1. made of silk.

2. like silk in smoothness, softness, glossiness, or delicateness.

3. clad in silk.

4. smoothly persuasive or ingratiating; mellifluous.

   the senator's silken oratory.

5. elegant; luxurious.

silken

/ ˈsɪlkən /

adjective

1. made of silk

2. resembling silk in smoothness or gloss

3. dressed in silk

4. soft and delicate

5. rare,  luxurious or elegant

Word History and Origins

Origin of silken¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English seolcen. See silk, -en ²

Example Sentences

She is a supremely balanced runner with a galloping stride, a silken swerve and the daring to put them to use on the biggest stage.

From BBC

Times have changed and the New Hollywood brings a more robust tone and more overt interaction to its effusive interpretation compared with the silken and playful Slatkin and crew, who were all Russian-trained players.

From Los Angeles Times

Soon after, I then discovered silken tofu, and I’d like to now consider myself a tofu fan.

From Salon

The part that got her in trouble was when she called out the silken dishonesty of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump's press secretary at the time.

From Salon

Lane’s silken vocals are decorated by strings and hand percussion on “What’s on My Mind,” a reckoning of the ways that possessing both good and bad feelings make you whole.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lustrous 
• satin 
• satiny 
• silky