SILKY
What does "SILKY" mean?
Soft, smooth, and lustrous like silk.
Meanings
- Having the smooth, soft, glossy texture of silk. The cat had a silky black coat.
- Smooth and suave in manner, sometimes deceptively so. He had a silky voice that made every promise sound true. figurative
Word origin
From 'silk' (Old English 'sioloc', ultimately from a Greek/Latin name traced along trade routes to East Asia) plus the suffix '-y'.
Remember it
SILKY = SILK + Y: the Y is the soft tail that makes silk into a feeling.
A little poem
Cool against the wrist-
the silky sleeve slips away
before you can grip.
haiku
Wordplay
- The con artist had a silky voice and a slippery story - both ran smoothly right through my fingers.
What it teaches
A silky surface can hide whether it means to soothe you or to slip away.
Quick facts
What does SILKY mean?
Soft, smooth, and lustrous like silk.
Is SILKY a valid word?
Yes — SILKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SILKY?
SILKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SILKY come from?
From 'silk' (Old English 'sioloc', ultimately from a Greek/Latin name traced along trade routes to East Asia) plus the suffix '-y'.
What can SILKY teach us?
A silky surface can hide whether it means to soothe you or to slip away.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.