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

On a cold September morning, Jamie Smart discovered an orb-weaver spider curled up inside its silken hideaway.

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Think of John Prescott's booming tones that connected with some voters and party members who didn't much like Tony Blair's silken schmooze.

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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.

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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.

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

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Related Words

• lustrous 
• satin 
• satiny 
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