Synonyms

velvety

American

[vel-vi-tee] / ˈvɛl vɪ ti /

adjective

suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft.

velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce.
(of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow.

a velvety Scotch.

Other Word Forms

unvelvety adjective
velvetiness noun

Etymology

Origin of velvety

First recorded in 1745–55; velvet + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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The velvety silhouette feels as distant as the sea, whose dark surface is sliced by the banister.

From The Wall Street Journal

Suddenly, what was once a pile of odds and ends is a velvety, spoon-coating soup.

From Salon

Huge black velvety spiders, as big as Strong Jonn's hand, crawling over vast webs of white silk that draped the trees so thickly that the bark and leaves were hidden.

From Literature

The velvety tree ant forms a millions-strong “social insect carpet that spans the mountains,” said Joseph Parker, a biology professor and director of the Center for Evolutionary Science at Caltech.

From Los Angeles Times

Touch plays its part too, binding tastes and smells together and fixing our preferences for runny or firm eggs, and the velvety, luxuriousness gooeyness of chocolate.

From Science Daily

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