silken

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Made of silk.
2. (not-comparable) Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
4. (not-comparable) Dressed in silk.

Verb

To render silken or silklike.

Conceptes

brillant

lluent

llustrós

satinat

sedós

Sinònims

silky

silk

sleek

of silk

silk-

satiny

slick

silklike

fluxional

elegant

smooth

soft

stylish

sericious

made of silk

shining

glossy

Traduccions

soyeux

seiden

zijden

serico

bombycinus

di seta

setoso

seidig

seidenweich

zijdeachtig

sedoso

ipekli

حريري

seidenartig

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɪlkən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: silken

Heretat de anglès antic: seolcen

Cognat amb escocès: selkin

Cognat amb islandès: silki

In summary

From Middle English silken, selken, seolkene, from Old English seolcen, from seolc (“silk”) + -en, from an unattested early Proto-West Germanic borrowing from Latin sēricum, from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós, “silken”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). Equivalent to silk + -en (“made of”). Cognate with Scots selkin, silkin (“silken”), Icelandic silki (“silken”).