silklike

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsɪlklaɪk/ UK /ˈsɪlklaɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
resembling silk in smoothness or softness

The lotion left her skin with a silklike finish.

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1 adj · resembling silk in... silky silken smooth soft glossy

Opposites

coarse rough

Word family

Related forms silk silken silky

Etymology

A modern English compound of silk (from Old English seolc) and the suffix -like.

seolc Old English

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# silklike

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈsɪlklaɪk
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɪlklaɪk

## Meanings
1. resembling silk in smoothness or softness

## Examples
- The lotion left her skin with a silklike finish.

## Synonyms
- silky
- silken
- smooth
- soft
- glossy

## Antonyms
- coarse
- rough

## Related Forms
- silk
- silken
- silky

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: seolc

## Etymology
A modern English compound of silk (from Old English seolc) and the suffix -like.

## AI Etymology
Silklike is a modern English compound of silk (from Old English seolc) and the suffix -like. The historical chain includes Old English seolc. Morphologically, silklike is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and borrowing, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "resembling silk in smoothness or softness". related forms include silk, silken, and silky. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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