Silken Meaning in English
word
ˈsɪɫkən
SIL-kun
sˈɪlkən
SIL-kun
التعريف
Made of silk or having a smooth, soft, and shiny quality like silk. Often used to describe textures, fabrics, or even voices.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
More poetic or literary than everyday; often used before a noun ('silken hair', 'silken thread'). Can describe both literal silk material and figurative smoothness (such as 'a silken voice'). Not to be confused with 'silky', which is more common in informal speech.
Spanish: sedoso - de sedaPortuguese (BR): sedoso - de sedaPortuguese (PT): sedoso - de sedaChinese (Simplified): 丝绸的 - 柔滑的Chinese (Traditional): 絲綢的 - 柔滑的Hindi: मुलायम (रेशम जैसा) - रेशमीArabic: حريري - ناعم كأنّه حريرBengali: রেশমি - মসৃণRussian: шёлковый - шелковистый (поэтич.)Japanese: 絹の - 絹のような（きぬの ような）Vietnamese: lụa - mượt như lụaKorean: 비단 같은 - 비단의Turkish: ipeksi - ipektenUrdu: ریشمی - ریشم کی طرح نرمIndonesian: sutra - selembut sutra
جمل نموذجية
She wore a silken dress to the party.
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The cat had silken fur.
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They admired the silken thread in the artwork.
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Her voice had a silken smoothness that calmed everyone.
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The curtains draped across the window looked silken in the sunlight.
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He ran his fingers over the silken pages of the old book, feeling their softness.
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