as in silky
smooth or delicate in appearance or feel
the downy surface of a ripe peach
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Recent Examples of downy
Tamma was crying and snotting into the downy peach fuzz of her upper lip.
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Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
The little nightingale loved her mother’s voice too, its fizzy trajectory striking the filaments of her downiest feathers.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
It’s called lanugo, which is a downy hair that appears on the skin.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Well, for starters, cashmere comes from the downy undercoat of specific breeds of goats.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
The little nightingale loved her mother’s voice too, its fizzy trajectory striking the filaments of her downiest feathers.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
It’s called lanugo, which is a downy hair that appears on the skin.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Well, for starters, cashmere comes from the downy undercoat of specific breeds of goats.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downy
Adjective
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As lasers sliced through smoke billowing from the stage, frontman Tyrone Lindqvist's silky falsetto floated over a sea of festivalgoers stretching far, far, far beyond the soundboard.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Al Bello—Getty Images Hart caught a break when Wemby, usually so silky at the foul line, missed a pair.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Pop a satin version on top of your usual night-out curls to make the 'do feel glamorous.—
Jasmine Washington,
Seventeen,
18 Jan. 2023
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From satin pillowcases to a hydrating moisturizer, all of these products are on sale for less than $25.—
Isabel Garcia,
Peoplemag,
13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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As the limestone’s natural acids slowly leach into the softer sandstone, the structure will erode over time.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
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Take inspiration from Love Story’s Sarah Pidgeon and ask your hairdresser for soft, invisible layers, which create the illusion of a blunt cut while still adding movement and texture around the cheek, jaw, and collarbones.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
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“Downy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downy. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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