Definition of SILKEN

silken

Adjective Satellite

  • having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
    • "silken eyelashes"

Adj

  • Made of silk.
  • Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
  • Having a smooth, soft, or light texture.
  • Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
  • Having a smooth, soft, or flowing utterance; attractive or (typically derogatory) convincing through pleasing expression.
  • Dressed in silk.

Verb

  • To render silken or silklike.

Adjective

  • Made of, or resembling, silk.

Examples

  • a silken veil
  • Her strategy was so smooth and SILKEN, her opponent never saw the triple-word coming.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 10

silken: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
silken: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
silken: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

silken: valid Words With Friends Word