satin
/ˈsæt.ɪn/
satin noun: a cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).
Noun
satin (countable and uncountable, plural satins)
- A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).
- Ibn Batuta informs us that a rich silk texture made here was called Zaitûniya; and there can be little doubt that this is the real origin of our word Satin,—Zettani in mediæval Italian, Aceytuni in Spanish.1878, Henry Yule, "Chinchew" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, p. 673
- Gin (the drink).
- 'This poor gal was robbed, barely left a stitch, that and the drink... mind, I likes a drop of satin – wot you'd call gin – myself. I'll say nothing against it. She ended thrown out of an upstairs winder.'2014, Richard Gordon, The Private Life of Jack the Ripper, page 13
Adjective
satin (not comparable)
- Semigloss.
- satin paint
Verb
satin (third-person singular simple present satins, present participle satining, simple past and past participle satined)
- To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.
satin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
satin in Hindi
- cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back
- अतलस atlas
satin in Tamil
- சற்றின்
satin in Marathi
- साटिन, साटन, साटीन
satin in Urdu
- cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back
- اطلس atlas
More languagesFewer languages
- satin in Bengali
- সাটিন, শাটিন
- satin in Telugu
- సాటిన్, శాటిన్, సాటిన్కు
- satin in Malayalam
- സൂര്യകാന്തിപ്പട്ട്, സൂര്യപടം, ചീനപട്ടുതുണി
- satin in Kannada
- ಸಾಟಿನ್, ಸ್ಯಾಟಿನ್, ಸಾಟಿನ್ಗೆ
- satin in Punjabi
- ਸਾਟਿਨ
- satin in Gujarati
- અતલસ atalas
- satin in Odia
- ସାଟିନ, ସାଟିନ୍, ସାଟିନକୁ
- satin in Nepali
- साटिन, साटीन, साटिनलाई
- satin in Arabic
- أَطْلَس ʔaṭlas, صَقِيل ṣaqīl
- satin in Indonesian
- satin
- satin in Persian
- اطلس atlas, ساتن sâtan
- satin in Thai
- ต่วน dtùuan
- satin in Vietnamese
- xa-tanh
- satin in Myanmar
- ဖဲ hpai:
Examples of satin in a sentence
- They laid him out beautifully on a bier draped in satin.
- Great silhouettes overhead swashed the blue satin sky with scimitar wings—Magnificent Frigatebirds!
- It's better than a yard of satin.' Her expression reflected intimate familiarity with a glass of gin.
Forms of satin
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | satins |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | satins |
| present participle | satining |
| past participle | satined |
| past | satined |
Origin of satin
From French satin, which is derived from "Zaitun", the Arabic name for the Chinese city of Quanzhou, itself derived from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “Zayton; olive”), from phono-semantic matching from Chinese 刺桐 (MC tshjeH duwng, “coral tree”) in 刺桐城 (MC tshjeH duwng dzyeng, “coral tree town”), an old name for Quanzhou.
Words formed from satin
- antique satin
- Denmark satin
- farmers' satin
- satinash
- satin bowerbird
- satin carpet
- satin damask
- satin de chine
- satin de laine
- satinet
- satinette
- satinflower
- satin flycatcher
- satin glass
- satinize
- satin jean
- satinleaf
- satinlike
- satin paper
- satinpod
- satin sheeting
- satin spar
- satin stitch
- satin stone
- satin weave
- satinwood
- satiny
- slipper satin
- surf satin
- white satin
- yard of satin
Phrases with satin
Words that rhyme with satin
Questions about satin
- What does satin mean?
- Satin means a cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).
- What is satin in Hindi?
- Satin in Hindi is अतलस (atlas). See Satin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is satin?
- Satin can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce satin?
- Satin is pronounced /ˈsæt.ɪn/.
- What is the plural of satin?
- The plural of satin is satins.
Words near satin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: satin (page history and authors); satin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satin (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satin (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satin (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satin (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satin (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satin (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); અતલસ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); satin (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satin (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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