1
: made or consisting of silk
2
: resembling silk: such as
b(1)
: agreeably smooth : harmonious
a silken voice
(2)
3
a
: dressed in silk
silken ankles
b
: having a richly luxurious quality
the same silken surroundings encountered at the restaurant's far more expensive evening meal—
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the silken texture of the synthetic fabric
she was unaccustomed to living in such silken surroundings
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 15 July 2025
The style is pared down and technically precise, letting products shine while adding a spark of personality, as in Dungeness crab with yuzu kosho butter, perched over silken tofu.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
But unlike other family recipients — her mother, grandmother, aunt and sisters — the daughter felt that one of those classic silken accessories would not resonate with her free-flowing personality.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Tall, silken and placid, two of his subjects — the Hon.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Silken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silken. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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silken
adjective
silk·en
ˈsil-kən 
1
: made of or with silk
2
: resembling silk especially in soft smooth feel
3
: pleasantly smooth
a silken voice
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