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adjective
- 1. made of silk: "a silken ribbon"
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1. : made or consisting of silk. 2. : resembling silk: such as. a. : soft, lustrous. b(1) : agreeably smooth : harmonious. a silken voice. (2) : suave, ingratiating. 3. a. : dressed in silk. silken ankles. b. : having a richly luxurious quality. the same silken surroundings encountered at the restaurant's far more expensive evening meal—Elaine Tait
Silken is used to describe things that are very pleasantly smooth and soft. ...her long silken hair. ...her long, silken legs. A silken garment, fabric, or rope is made of silk or a material that looks like silk. ...a silken nightshirt. ...silken cushions.
smoothly persuasive or ingratiating; mellifluous: the senator's silken oratory. elegant; luxurious. silken. / ˈsɪlkən / adjective. made of silk. resembling silk in smoothness or gloss. dressed in silk. soft and delicate. rare. luxurious or elegant.
Definition of silken adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define silken. silken synonyms, silken pronunciation, silken translation, English dictionary definition of silken. adj. 1. Made of silk. 2. Smooth and lustrous like silk. 3. Delicately pleasing or soothing: a silken voice; silken touches. American Heritage® Dictionary of...
A silken garment, fabric, or rope is made of silk or a material that looks like silk.
If something is silken, it looks or feels as soft and shiny as silk. You can also describe things that feel like silk as silken, like your long silken hair that you coat with conditioner.
