velvety

== English == === Alternative forms === velvetty === Etymology === From velvet + -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛlvəti/ === Adjective === velvety (comparative more velvety, superlative most velvety) (also figuratively) Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing. 1964, Elie Wiesel, The Town Beyond the Wall (1962), translated by Stephen Becker, New York: Atheneum, 1964, p. 104, Tangier was washed in a velvety bluish twilight. ==== Translations ====