silkiness
Fabric's gentle sheen
Silkiness is the quality of being smooth and soft like silk.
Hair products promise silkiness; expensive sheets advertise it.
The word extends to anything with that flowing, luxurious texture: the silkiness of her voice, the silkiness of the chocolate mousse.
Silkiness can also describe manner—a persuasive smoothness that may or may not be trustworthy.
Without roughness or difficulty
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- satinySmooth and lustrous
- suppleFlexing without damage
- softYielding to touch
sleek · caressable · buttery · creamy · downy · plush · feathery · touchable
Taught automatic responses
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- glossySmooth and shiny
- manageableAble to be controlled
- flowingMoving continuously onward
lustrous · detangled · shiny · tresses · mane · strand · bouncy · healthy
Smooth and rich
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- mousseAiry whipped preparation
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
custard · purée · emulsion · hollandaise · béchamel · bisque · frosting · aioli
Softly bright, reflective
- glossySmooth and shiny
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- sheenSoft surface luster
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
gleaming · radiant · luminous · iridescent · pearlescent · glowing · reflective · burnished
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
soft · sleek · caressable · buttery · creamy · downy · plush · feathery · touchable · slippery
conditioned
Taught automatic responses
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- glossySmooth and shiny
- manageableAble to be controlled
flowing · lustrous · detangled · shiny · tresses · mane · strand · bouncy · healthy · gleaming
creamy
Smooth and rich
ganache · custard · purée · emulsion · hollandaise · béchamel · bisque · frosting · aioli · chocolate
lustrous
Softly bright, reflective
polished · gleaming · radiant · luminous · iridescent · pearlescent · glowing · reflective · burnished · glinting
satin
Glossy-surfaced woven cloth
sateen · organza · taffeta · lamé · gossamer · cashmere · sheen · sheer · weave · fabric
opulent
Ostentatiously wealthy
decadent · indulgent · premium · high-end · exclusive · refined · elegant · sophisticated · extravagant · rich
- touchtouch, feel, touching, caress, feeling
- sheenluster, shine, gloss, sheen, gleam
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- touch sensationstouch, roughness, smoothness, softness, hardness
- smooth texturesvelvet, satin, gloss, sheen, slickness
- fabric traitssoftness, soft, stiffness, smooth, breathability
silkinessroughness
Uneven surface quality
coarseness · abrasiveness · scratchiness · harshness · grittiness
silk, silky, silken, silked, silks, silkier, silkiest, silkily, silkworm