silky
adjective
of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate.
silkiness
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a word derived from
silky.
Example Sentences
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It rocked him—the fit and finish, the absence of road noise, the “total silkiness and sweet refinement” of the vehicle, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
For sweetness, I prefer liquid sweeteners for sheer silkiness.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
“Or, at least make something like a zero-calorie chocolate have the same creaminess and silkiness of a normal one.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023
Dense, certainly: It has the fuzzy texture of lived experience rather than the silkiness of honed argument.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
They glide through the silkiness in one smooth, napless sweep.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
