VELVETINESS

[vel-vi-tee]

adjective

suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft: velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce.

(of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow: a velvety Scotch.

Origin:
1745–55; velvet + -y¹

Related forms

vel·vet·i·ness, noun

un·vel·vet·y, adjective

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Velvetiness is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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