- Made of silk.
- Resembling silk in texture or appearance; smooth and lustrous. See synonyms at sleek.
- Delicately pleasing or caressing in effect: a silken voice.
- Luxurious.
Dictionary:
silk·en (sĭl'kən) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: silken |
| WordNet: silken |
| Translations: Silken |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - silkeagtig, silkeblød, silke-
Nederlands (Dutch)
zijden, innemend
Français (French)
adj. - de soie, soyeux, doux, doucereux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - seiden, seidig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεταξωτός, μεταξένιος, μεταξοντυμένος, (μτφ.) αβρός, μελιστάλακτος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de seda, sedoso, acetinado
Русский (Russian)
шелковистый, блестящий, гладкий, мягкий, вкрадчивый, одетый в шелк, элегантный, роскошный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - de seda, sedoso, suave
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - silkeslen, silkesfin, silkesmjuk, som silke, silkes-, sides-
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
丝的, 柔软的, 丝制的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 絲的, 柔軟的, 絲製的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비단의, 광택 있는, 온화한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 絹のような, 光沢のある, 絹製の, 絹の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) حريري
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - משיי, רך, עדין, עשוי משי
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