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velvet

/ˈvɛlvɪt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Velvet means: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste.

Synonyms for velvet4

adjective, as in smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

velvety, velvet-textured, smooth

adjective, as in resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

velvety, soft

What does velvet mean?3

adjective

1

smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

2

resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

noun

1

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Velvet in a sentence

  • If you pick up the velvet, you can feel how soft it is.Huskion
  • Velvet worms get their name thanks to their soft, velvety skin.chanchan
  • The bed is covered with a plush, velvet bedspread.Amastan
  • Are velvet, velveteen, plush and velour the same kind of fabric?katix824
  • The velvet-voiced actor managed to charm his audience.mraz
  • The velvet-voiced actor managed to enchant his audience.mraz
  • Ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for red velvet cake.EugeneGS
  • The heavy velvet drapery blocked out all the sunlight from the old theater.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of velvet

as a noun

plural
velvets