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silken

  (sĭl'kən) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Made of silk.
  2. Resembling silk in texture or appearance; smooth and lustrous. See synonyms at sleek.
  3. Delicately pleasing or caressing in effect: a silken voice.
  4. Luxurious.

 
 
Thesaurus: silken

adjective

    Smooth and lustrous as if polished: satiny, silky, sleek. See smooth/rough.

 
WordNet: silken
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having a smooth, gleaming surface
  Synonyms: glossy, satin, satiny, sleek, silky, silklike, slick


 
Translations: Translations for: 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

Italiano (Italian)
di seta

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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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