velvet
Made of velvetMade of velvet.
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» If you pick up the velvet, you can feel how soft it is.
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3 sensesMade of velvet.
ба́рхатныйbárxatnyj
Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
Peaceful; carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.
Examples
42 sentencesIf you pick up the velvet, you can feel how soft it is.
This cloth feels like velvet.
ruЭта ткань на ощупь как бархат. — Ooneykcall
deDieser Stoff fühlt sich samtig an. — Tamy
What do you know about velvet?
Що ти знаєш про оксамит? — deniko
Velvet pants are out of style.
Вельветові штани вийшли з моди. — deniko
deSamthosen sind aus der Mode. — Yorwba
Velvet trousers are out of style.
Вельветові штани вийшли з моди. — deniko
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English velvet, velwet, veluet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Vulgar Latin *viFrom Middle English velvet, velwet, veluet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Vulgar Latin *villutittus, diminutive of villūtus, from Latin villus (“shaggy hair, tuft of hair”). Cognate with French velours.
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Forms
more velvet, most velvet| Comparative | more velvet Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most velvet Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.