silken

(Engels)

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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɪlkən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: silken

Overgenomen van Oudengels: seolcen

Verwant aan Schots: selkin

Verwant aan IJslands: 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”).

Concepten

zijden

zijdeachtig

zijig

zijden

Synoniemen

silky

silk

sleek

of silk

silk-

satiny

slick

silklike

fluxional

elegant

smooth

soft

stylish

sericious

made of silk

shining

glossy

Vertalingen

soyeux

seiden

serico

bombycinus

seidig

di seta

jedwabny

setoso

sedoso

seidenweich

ipekli

حريري

jedwabisty

seidenartig

en soie