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VELVETY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
Synonyms:
velvet; velvety
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Similar:
soft (yielding readily to pressure or weight)
Derivation:
velvet (a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
Synonyms:
velvet; velvet-textured; velvety
Classified under:
Similar:
smooth (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities)