how to pronounce silken

/ˈsɪl.kən/

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silken is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of silken in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… where extremely fine silken threads fall …”

meanings of silken

adjective:

Smoothly uttered; flowing, subtle, or convincing in presentation.
Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk.
Made of silk.
Dressed in silk.

verb:

To render silken or silklike.

silken frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word silken occurs in english on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics silken can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that silken can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;