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Synonyms for silken
ˈsɪl kənsilken

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slickadjective

    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

    "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

    Synonyms:
    silky, cunning, flowing, sly, satiny, glib, sleek, knavish, tricksy, pat, crafty, silklike, wily, guileful, aerodynamic, dodgy, foxy, tricky, streamlined, slick

    Antonyms:
    dull

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. silkenadjective

    Synonyms:
    silky

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How to use silken in a sentence?

  1. Naveen Patnaik:

    When he speaks his words are akin to pearls strung on a silken thread....when he should speak it s like lustre shed by a ruby...when he does speak it s like crystal splash that cleaves the blue....

  2. John Donne:

    Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks.

  3. Henry James:

    Experience is never limited, and it is never complete it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every airborne particle in its tissue.


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