"silky" meaning in English

See silky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɪlki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-silky.wav Forms: silkier [comparative], silkiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪlki Etymology: From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sylky}} Middle English sylky, {{suffix|en|silk|y}} silk + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} silky (comparative silkier, superlative silkiest)
  1. Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk. Synonyms (like silk): silken, silklike, seric [rare] Translations (similar in texture or appearance to silk): մետաքսյա (metakʻsya) (Armenian), մետաքսե (metakʻse) (Armenian), sedosu (Asturian), копринен (koprinen) (Bulgarian), мек (mek) (Bulgarian), нежен (nežen) (Bulgarian), sedós (Catalan), soyeux (French), sedoso (Galician), seidig (German), seiden (German), seidenweich (German), selymes (Hungarian), setoso (Italian), торһн (torğn) (Kalmyk), seideg (Luxembourgish), fluesseg (Luxembourgish), māheniheni (Maori), mania (note: of hair) (Maori), souoyeux (Norman), ابریشمی (abrišami) (Persian), jedwabny (Polish), jedwabisty (Polish), sedoso (Portuguese), шёлковый (šólkovyj) (Russian), sedoso (Spanish), silkeslen (Swedish), malasutla (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-silky-en-adj-O~i-eCAM Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 23 9 17 28 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 8 24 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 15 15 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 18 16 23 19 Disambiguation of 'like silk': 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'similar in texture or appearance to silk': 85 1 9 5
  2. Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
    Sense id: en-silky-en-adj-ZWENiVNQ Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 18 16 23 19
  3. (botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-silky-en-adj-Y3eVqOP6 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 23 9 17 28 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 8 24 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 18 16 23 19 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  4. (slang) Having sensibilities of mainstream culture, in contrast to crunchy. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-silky-en-adj-FIbDeXwZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kalmyk translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 8 22 34 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 25 4 20 35 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 4 21 39 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 2 22 41 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 2 23 45 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 23 9 17 28 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 23 11 18 32 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 10 17 31 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 10 17 31 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 4 19 37 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 22 10 17 31 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 8 20 36 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 8 24 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 5 20 39 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Kalmyk translations: 22 10 17 31 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 21 7 19 35 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 22 10 17 31 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 24 11 20 31 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 22 10 18 31 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 18 16 23 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 5 20 39 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 4 20 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 10 17 31 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 22 10 17 31 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (smooth like silk): māheniheni (Maori), mania (english: referring to hair) (Maori), mohimohi (Maori), ابریشمگون (abrišamgun) (Persian), jedwabisty (Polish)

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪlki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-silky.wav Forms: silkies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlki Etymology: From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sylky}} Middle English sylky, {{suffix|en|silk|y}} silk + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} silky (plural silkies)
  1. Alternative spelling of silkie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: silkie
    Sense id: en-silky-en-noun-0e8Bm83Y Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 23 9 17 28 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 8 24 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 18 16 23 19

Inflected forms

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      "word": "մետաքսյա"
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
      "word": "māheniheni"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "шёлковый"
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
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      "sense": "similar in texture or appearance to silk",
      "word": "malasutla"
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      "word": "ابریشمگون"
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      "code": "pl",
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    "Terms with Italian translations",
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