velvet tones
Rich, soft sounds
Velvet tones are sounds—especially in voice or music—that are smooth, rich, and pleasingly soft.
The metaphor draws from velvet fabric: luxurious, without roughness or harshness.
A singer with velvet tones has a warm, mellow quality: The DJ's velvet tones carried listeners through the late-night hours.
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- silk sheetsSmooth fabric bedcovers
- richHaving much of something
- mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed
warm · soft · dulcet · honeyed · honey dripping · soothing · easy listening · smooth jazz · crooning · Barry White · baritone · sultry · lush · plush · resonant · intimate · pillow talk · whispered sweet nothings