VELUTINOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (vuh-LOO-tuh-nuhs)

MEANING: adjective: Soft and smooth like velvet.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin velutum (velvet). Earliest documented use: 1826.
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DELUTINOUS - removing a stringed instrument

MELUTINOUS - thick and viscous, like honey

VELUMINOUS - dim and attenuated, like light through thick, creamy paper