silky

adj

1. Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

   “silky hair”

   “cloth with a silky lustre”

   “a silky wine”

   “A portion of the Baromez does present a rude resemblance in its shape to the figure of an animal, and is covered by a soft downy substance, which may be compared to a silky fleece, of a reddish-brown colour, and which gives to it more the appearance of a dog than a lamb.”

   “Then I looked close at the scalp he stroked, which was of the silkiest blonde. For a moment I was sure it come from Olga’s dear head, and reckoned also he had little Gus’s fine skull-cover someplace among his filthy effects, the stinking old savage, living out his life of murder, rapine, and squalor, and I almost knifed him before I collected myself and realized the hair was honeyer than my Swedish wife’s.”

2. Smooth and pleasant; seductive.

   “a silky voice”

   “silky skills”

   “If you have a circular polarizer or a neutral density (grey) filter, put that in front of the lens too. This will slow down the shutter speed even further to get silkier, smoothier (that's a word!) water motion.”

3. Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
4. (slang)Having sensibilities of mainstream culture, in contrast to crunchy.

   “Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.”

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of silkie.