Synonyms for velvety
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.
The mouse was a warm, velvety weight in my hand.
Related words
- Other spellings
- velvetty
Example sentences
- smooth Women are like rose petals - smooth and beautiful.
- velvet The bed is covered with a plush, velvet bedspread.
- slick The statues in the museum courtyard were slick with rain.
- sleek Yuri wanted to sleek out of the house unnoticed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| velvety | rising | |
| smooth | steady | |
| velvet | rising | |
| slick | rising | |
| sleek | rising | |
| velvetlike | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- soft1
- 5 letters
- slick1, sleek1
- 6 letters
- smooth1, velvet2
- 10 letters
- velvetlike
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (velvet2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- velouté