velvety
/ˈvɛlvəti/
velvety adjective: like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.
Adjective
velvety (comparative more velvety, superlative most velvety)
velvety meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi
velvety in Tamil
- மென்பூம்பட்டுப் போன்ற
velvety in Urdu
- velvety
- مخملی maxmalī
velvety in Punjabi
- like velvet
- ਮਖਮਲੀ makhmalī
Examples of velvety in a sentence
- All this psychic stuff is not." "No doubt you have good grounds for your views," chirped the mischievous Millworthy, a mild youth with a velvety manner.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html)...
- Through the velvety wind V-winged / To the nest's nook I balance and buoy / With a sweet joy of a sweet joy, / Sweet, of a sweet, of a sweet joy / Of a sweet—a sweet—sweet—joy.1918, Gerard Manley Hopkins, “The Woodlark”, in Robert Bridges, editor, Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Now First Published […], London...
- As he came down the huge velvety paws caught him as gently as a mother’s arms and set him (right way up, too) on the ground.1951, C. S. Lewis, chapter 11, in Prince Caspian, Collins, published 1998:
- By now it was dark, velvety dark with a moon, a darkness pinpricked by the lights from the landing place now drawing rapidly closer.1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 144:
Forms of velvety
| comparative | more velvety |
|---|---|
| superlative | most velvety |
| alternative form | velvetty |
Origin of velvety
From velvet + -y.
Words formed from velvety
Questions about velvety
- What does velvety mean?
- Velvety means like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.
- What is velvety in Tamil?
- Velvety in Tamil is மென்பூம்பட்டுப் போன்ற. See Velvety meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use velvety in a sentence?
- All this psychic stuff is not." "No doubt you have good grounds for your views," chirped the mischievous Millworthy, a mild youth with a velvety manner.
- What part of speech is velvety?
- Velvety is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce velvety?
- Velvety is pronounced /ˈvɛlvəti/.
Words near velvety in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: velvety (page history and authors); velvety (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مخملی (Urdu) (page history and authors). 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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