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# velvety

adjective (velvety)

«velvety» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Velvety means soft and smooth like velvet cloth: «velvety petals». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#m1)
2. A velvety voice or taste is smooth, deep and rich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#m2)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x1)
- The deer's new antlers were covered in velvety skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x2)
- The night sky was velvety black. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x3)
- The hot chocolate was rich and velvety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x4)
- Moss grows like a velvety carpet on the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x5)
- The singer had a deep, velvety voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/#x6)
- Our puppy's ears are velvety soft. [tree →](https://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://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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «velvety» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/velvety/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«velvety» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/velvety.html) on Mova free.