Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Lustrous and smooth like satin. See Synonyms at sleek.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Somewhat resembling satin; having a gloss like that of satin.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Like or composed of satin; glossy.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Examples
“Glancing down at a stack of books, I noticed a satiny edge of paper protruding from the pages of one.”
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“My hand moved to the stake against my hip, my fingers running over its satiny shaft.”
“I spun out of their satiny caress and ran straight into a hard body.”
“The goose-down pillows were fluffed, the satiny sheets pulled up to my chin.”
“His skin was fair as a woman's, far more satiny, and no rudimentary hair-growth marred its white lustre.”
“Process for 1-2 minutes, until dough becomes smooth and satiny.”
“Tom drinks three wine coolers and shoplifts a satiny jacket, loud.”
“It has a satiny matte finish on the film noir covers.”
“I'm expecting disaster, but somehow, miraculously, it comes together into a satiny pool of deliciousness – and all with just one pan and a whisk.”
“It was worn wool herringbone tweed, dark brown and tan threads interwoven, and the lining was a satiny tan, stained and torn from use.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘satiny’.
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CULI - wine-tasting adjectives
In this area of expertise nouns are frequently used as adjectives (almond, bacon, cider, diesel, fennel, fresh-cut hay, wool) or new adjectives are formed (appley, berrylike, citrusy, full-bodied, ...
acetic, acidic, aged, angular, appley, astringent, attractive, austere, berrylike, big, bitter, brawny and 511 more...
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What a -Y does to an otherwise common, dull word
zany, waxy, wavy, arty, chewy, bony, boxy, cozy, nosy, foxy, wiry, junky and 321 more...
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smoooth
satined, sleek, glossy, legato, uncrannied, suave, smoothen, polish, satiny, flowing, levigate, politic and 78 more...
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My List
frugal, vicissitude, scatter, fiduciary, calf, mesmerize, eke, unkempt, callousness, heist, fumble, flinty and 31 more...
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Nigella Bites
words from the cookbook "Nigella Bites" by Nigella Lawson
intend, evangelical, present, nattering space, inevitably, consequently, techniques, liqueur, purist, frankly, constraints, jot and 256 more...
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Words I learned & loved in Gemmology
chatoyancy, amygdaloidal, birefraction, conchoidal, luster, adamantine, crystalline, euhedral, subhedral, anhedral, cabochon, culet and 69 more...
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