sericeous

Meaning

1. Of or relating to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
2. Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.
3. Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs.

Synonyms

silky

downy

pubescent

puberulent

silklike

Translations

قزي

pubescent

vellós

μεταξοειδής

pubère

sedoso

ipek gibi

üIgerli

Etymology

From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging to the Seres”): Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”). Compare silk, serge.