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# velvety

«velvety» in Mova's school dictionary: **soft and smooth like velvet cloth: «velvety petals»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (velvety)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Velvety means soft and smooth like velvet cloth: «velvety petals». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#m1)

2) A velvety voice or taste is smooth, deep and rich. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and descriptive writing, «velvety» is a sensory word for touch (moss, a puppy's ears, rose petals), sight (a velvety night sky) or taste (velvety hot chocolate). In science, some leaves, antlers and caterpillars have velvety hairs. Phrases: «velvety soft», «velvety petals», «velvety voice».

### examples

- The rose petals felt velvety under my fingers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x1)
- The deer's new antlers were covered in velvety skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x2)
- The night sky was velvety black. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x3)
- The hot chocolate was rich and velvety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x4)
- Moss grows like a velvety carpet on the rocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x5)
- The singer had a deep, velvety voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x6)
- Our puppy's ears are velvety soft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x7)
- He had thick, velvety fur, a meek face, and a look that was very modest, though his eyes were bright and shining. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x8)

### note

Adjective from «velvet» + «-y». Say «VEL-vi-tee». Good word for descriptive writing instead of plain «soft».

### In the corpora

- [Owl wing feathers have comb-like front edges, soft fringes and a velvety surface that muffle the sound of flying.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/34-birds-of-prey-and-owls/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «velvety» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.