SERICEOUS Synonyms

• (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature

• covered with fine soft hairs or down

• having a fluffy character or appearance

• covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs

• covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

• covered with hairs especially fine soft ones

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• having hair that resembles silk

• well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

• designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• make slick or smooth

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

• the act of smoothing

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• lacking obstructions or difficulties

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• free from obstructions

• yielding readily to pressure or weight

• compassionate and kind; conciliatory

• (of sound) relatively low in volume

• produced with vibration of the vocal cords

• not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

• (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

• easily hurt

• (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

• using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

• tolerant or lenient

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having little impact

• out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

• willing to negotiate and compromise

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• mild and pleasant

• not brilliant or glaring

• gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

• (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

• (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

• make pliant and flexible

• smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

• resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

• having a fluffy character or appearance

• confused and vague; used especially of thinking

• covered with dense often matted or curly hairs

• covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

• covered with fine soft hairs or down