silky hair

Glossy flowing locks

Hair that is smooth, soft, and lustrous, with a texture resembling silk.

The phrase describes hair that flows easily and reflects light: She brushed her silky hair until it shone.

Silky hair is often presented as an ideal in advertising for hair products.

Related

soft · flowing · satiny · strand · mane · sheen · brushing · tress · velvet · fine · gleaming · conditioner · touchable · runs through · luxurious · locks · cascading · radiant

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Opposites
texture

silky haircoarse hair

Thick, rough strands

frizzy hair · brittle hair · dry hair · kinky hair · dull hair

appearance/manageability

silky hairfrizzy hair

Tightly curled, unmanageable strands

matted hair · knotted hair · dull hair · limp hair · wild hair

Family

silk, silky, silkier, silkiest, silken, silks, silkiness, hair, hairs

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G