adjective
silken
SIHL-kuhn
adjective
1
Made of silk, or soft and smooth like silk.
"She ran her fingers through his silken hair."
"The curtains were a rich, silken fabric that caught the light."
2
Smooth and persuasive in speech or manner, often in a slightly untrustworthy way.
"His silken promises turned out to be worthless."
How to Use Silken
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSmooth and soft like silk, whether describing texture or a person's manner of speaking.
Common pairings
silken hair
silken voice
silken sheets
Word Forms
silkened past tense, silkens singular
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