Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun velvet

1 sense of velvet

Sense 1
velvet -- (a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")

Antonyms of adj velvet

2 senses of velvet

Sense 1
velvet, velvety, velvet-textured -- (smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste)

INDIRECT (VIA smooth) -> rough, unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")

Sense 2
velvet, velvety -- (resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface)

INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> hard -- (resisting weight or pressure)

Similarity of adj velvet

2 senses of velvet

Sense 1
velvet, velvety, velvet-textured -- (smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste)
       => smooth (vs. rough) -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")

Sense 2
velvet, velvety -- (resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface)
       => soft (vs. hard) -- (yielding readily to pressure or weight)