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SILKINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silkiness mean?
• SILKINESS (noun)
The noun SILKINESS has 1 sense:
1. the smooth feel of silk fabric
Familiarity information: SILKINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The smooth feel of silk fabric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
silkiness; sleekness
Hypernyms ("silkiness" is a kind of...):
smoothness (a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch)
Derivation:
silky (having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light)
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