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Buttery vs Velvety - What's the difference?

buttery | velvety |

As adjectives the difference between buttery and velvety

is that buttery is made with or tasting of butter while velvety is like velvet (but not velvet); soft, smooth, soothing not necessarily restricted to the sense of touch.

As a noun buttery

is a room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom.

buttery

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) boterie, from . The form was probably influenced by butter.

Noun

(butteries)
  • A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom.
  • * 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 458:
    • Pretty Pia from the buttery was a slut who was working her way through every knight in the castle.
  • (UK) A room in a university where snacks are sold.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Made with or tasting of butter.
    • The buttery -tasting cookie was actually made with margarine, but you couldn't tell by tasting it.
  • Resembling butter in some way.
    • The old paper was a buttery color you no longer get.
    Derived terms
    * butteriness

    velvety

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like velvet (but not velvet); soft, smooth, soothing. Not necessarily restricted to the sense of touch.
    • ''The mouse was a warm, velvety weight in my hand.
    The crooner had a velvety voice that made the ladies swoon.