silky

About 0.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

   silky hair

2. adjective Smooth and pleasant; seductive.

   a silky voice

3. adjective Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
4. adjective Having sensibilities of mainstream culture, in contrast to crunchy.

   Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.

5. noun Alternative spelling of silkie.

Similar words

silklike silken satin satiny slick glossy sleek smooth soft everything

Often followed by

hair and black hairs white texture smooth skin fur

Word family

silkier silkiest silkily silkiness silkinesses