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satiny

adjectiveC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,846 of 15,258neutral

Satiny means smooth with a soft sheen. Satiny skin, a satiny finish, satiny petals.

It describes the look and the feel at once, which is what makes it useful, and the sheen is soft rather than glossy — satiny is not shiny. Paint sold as satin sits between matt and gloss, and the word describes the same in-between quality.

Definitions of satiny

  1. 1adjectivesatinySmooth with a soft sheen.C1

    “The puppy's ears were soft and satiny to the touch.”

satiny is a texture.

Where it comes from

  1. French

    satin

  2. English

    satin

  3. English, today

    satiny

From satin + -y. satin comes from French satin, which is derived from "

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Texture & Touch

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satiny in the wild

  • As an edible seaweed, it has a subtly sweet, but distinctive and strong flavour and satiny texture.

    Wakame

  • The flowers are yellow, satiny, and shed after pollination.

    Dendromecon

  • Maireana georgei, commonly known as slit-wing bluebush or satiny bluebush, is a flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Australia.

    Maireana georgei

  • Adults are a satiny white colour; the forewings with a black discal dot.

    Eutane nivea

  • The sepals are satiny in texture and range from light pink to light purple to light green in color, with many small flowers within.

    Androcymbium melanthioides

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the satin family

satin

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