velvety

[ vel-vi-tee ]

adjective

1. suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft:

   velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce.

2. (of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow:

   a velvety Scotch.

Other Words From

• velvet·i·ness noun
• un·velvet·y adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of velvety¹

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

Example Sentences

Conte di Campiano Primitivo di Manduria Riserva 2017Primitivo is Italy’s zinfandel, and this rendition is lush and ripe, with a velvety texture.

From Washington Post

Then comes the saucy part, with flour-thickened low-fat milk that’s simmered to a decadent, velvety creaminess — no cream needed.

From Washington Post

One tester noted, “It’s a perfect width for early-morning hikes in the spring and surfing the velvety surface corn.”

From Outside Online

Once reduced, I like to swirl in a pat or two of butter off heat to add sheen and give the sauce a velvety texture.

From Washington Post

They gather around Santa in his red padded velvety suit and take turns sitting on his lap.

From Washington Post

His velvety smooth baritone is among the most imitated but never quite duplicated.

From The Daily Beast

Throw all the ingredients for bechamel in at once and 10 minutes later you have perfectly velvety sauce.

From The Daily Beast

Slowly the fingers would start to move and scratch the enormous soft skull and velvety ears.

From The Daily Beast

Finally home, with her family close and darkness falling, Kamila settled down on a velvety pillow in her living room.

From The Daily Beast

Still, nothing quite satisfies the way a rich, velvety soup does.

From The Daily Beast

The wee round wonders with their mystery of velvety colour are well fitted to take captive the young eye.

From Project Gutenberg

Liszt gave it with a velvety softness, clearness, brilliancy and pearliness of touch that was inimitable.

From Project Gutenberg

Drapes of velvety synthetic, dyed the deep green that Martian colonists like, covered the walls.

From Project Gutenberg

But still more wonderful were those great, dark, velvety eyes, deep and unfathomable.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps it was the woman with the velvety black eyes—tall and straight—the best dancer in all Paris.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• continuous
• creamy
• easy
• effortless
• flat
• fluid
• gentle
• glossy
• mild
• peaceful
• polished
• quiet
• serene
• shiny
• silky
• sleek
• soft
• stable
• steady
• tranquil