velvety

[ vel-vi-tee ]

/ ˈvɛl vɪ ti /

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.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1745–55; velvet + -y¹

vel·vet·i·ness, nounun·vel·vet·y, adjective

His velvety smooth baritone is among the most imitated but never quite duplicated.
Viral Video of the Day: Morgan Freeman Sucks Helium|Alex Chancey|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Slowly the fingers would start to move and scratch the enormous soft skull and velvety ears.
RIP Cobber|David Frum|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Finally home, with her family close and darkness falling, Kamila settled down on a velvety pillow in her living room.
When Everything Changed|Gayle Tzemach Lemmon|March 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Still, nothing quite satisfies the way a rich, velvety soup does.
What to Eat: Spring Comfort Foods|Cookstr.com|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST

It gives the soup a velvety body, almost as if it were enriched with cream, without contributing a taste.
5 Recipes From a Top Chef Master|Cookstr.com|April 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Stir steadily with a wooden spoon and, when velvety, serve a-sizzle on piping hot beer-soaked toast.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
Its large leaves are oval, of a velvety under-surface, and besprinkled on the upper with whitish spots.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
They were exceptionally fine—full and velvety, grandly formed, and a real masterwork of nature.
Royal Highness|Thomas Mann
In a matter of minutes the older man's snoring drifted to him, a sound faintly irritating against the velvety hush outside.
The Anglers of Arz|Roger Phillips Dee
From there she could look out at the campus, still green and velvety.
Grace Harlowe's Problem|Jessie Graham Flower