Velvety
What it means
Pleasingly smooth, soft, or rich in texture.
Reach for it when praising a texture, voice, or flavor for rich and gentle smoothness
The singer's velvety voice settled gently over the room.
Words to choose between 6
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| everyday | |
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| literary |
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playful
Fits when thick luxurious softness is intended
Careful Plush implies depth or padding, not flavor.
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everyday
Fits when absence of roughness is the basic quality
Careful Smooth lacks velvety richness and softness.
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everyday
soft
Fits when simple yielding texture is enough
Careful Softness can be fuzzy, spongy, or weak.
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warm
creamy
Fits when rich seamless texture belongs to food or sound
Careful Creamy is unsuitable for fabric and can imply dairy.
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warm
Fits when fine flowing softness is noticeable
Careful Silky feels lighter and more slippery.
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literary
Fits when a voice or flavor has rounded gentleness
Careful Mellow does not describe tactile nap.
Opposites 3
- rough
- harsh
- gritty
Common phrases 3
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velvety texture
Slow blending gave the soup a velvety texture.
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velvety voice
Her velvety voice kept the late broadcast calm.
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velvety petals
The rose's velvety petals held tiny beads of rain.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated