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Slender vs Silky - What's the difference?

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Slender is a related term of silky.


As adjectives the difference between slender and silky

is that slender is thin; slim while silky is similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

slender

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Thin; slim.
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  • (Gaelic languages)  Palatalized.

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    silky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
    • cloth with a silky lustre
    a silky wine

    Derived terms

    * silky oak

    References

    * * * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)