silky
/ˈsɪlki/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
noun
Example Sentences
- "silky hair"
- "a silky wine"
- "cloth with a silky lustre"
- "A portion of the Baromez does present a rude resemblance in its shape to the figure of an animal, and is covered by a soft downy substance, which may be compared to a silky fleece, of a reddish-brown colour, and which gives to it more the appearance of a dog than a lamb."
- "Then I looked close at the scalp he stroked, which was of the silkiest blonde. For a moment I was sure it come from Olga’s dear head, and reckoned also he had little Gus’s fine skull-cover someplace among his filthy effects, the stinking old savage, living out his life of murder, rapine, and squalor, and I almost knifed him before I collected myself and realized the hair was honeyer than my Swedish wife’s."
- "The door opened, and there stood Miss Ellerby, looking as Miss Ellerby should, unschoolmarmish and casually chic in a silky shirt, faded jeans, and running shoes."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sylky