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
This vigorous grower has soft, downy leaves in 12-inch mounds and starry, yellow-green flowers that emerge above them in summer.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Penguin chicks hatch with fluffy downy feathers that aren't waterproof.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Four goslings twisted their downy necks to stare at me hard.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 7 July 2025
In the center of all those pointy twigs will be a cup shape of soft and downy materials that will cradle the eggs and the new babies.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Penguin chicks hatch with fluffy downy feathers that aren't waterproof.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Four goslings twisted their downy necks to stare at me hard.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 7 July 2025
In the center of all those pointy twigs will be a cup shape of soft and downy materials that will cradle the eggs and the new babies.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downy
Adjective
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Both are spiked with cream, ultra-silky and super-versatile.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Like Knowles, Gayle King embraced autumnal tones as well, wearing a silky satin orange dress with an asymmetrical neckline and floral appliqués on the one sleeve.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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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The large flowers have an iridescent lavender eye and stand atop evergreen foliage that adds soft blue-green hues to the garden year-round.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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The species is a red gorgonian soft coral found along the Pacific coast from Chile to California.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Downy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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