- made of silk
- resembling silk in smoothness or gloss
- dressed in silk
- soft and delicate
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
silk•en /ˈsɪlkən/USA pronunciation
adj. like silk in smoothness, softness, or delicateness.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- made of silk.
silk•en
(sil′kən),USA pronunciation adj.
- made of silk.
- like silk in smoothness, softness, glossiness, or delicateness.
- clad in silk.
- smoothly persuasive or ingratiating;
mellifluous:the senator's silken oratory. - elegant;
luxurious.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English seolcen. See silk, -en2
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silken /ˈsɪlkən/ adj
'silken' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bombazine
- serge
- sericeous
- sericulture
- chenille
- gut
- taffeta
- tent caterpillar
- web
- web spinner
- seric-
- silk
- silkworm