velvety

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Velvety food and drink is very smooth:

The pumpkin soup had the right velvety texture, with a touch of spice.

We blended the ingredients until we had a smooth, velvety filling.

soft, like velvet (= a cloth usually made from silk or cotton with a thick, soft surface):

The chocolate cosmos has velvety, deep-brown petals and even smells of chocolate.

The cream left my skin feeling smooth and velvety.

A velvety sound is smooth and pleasant to listen to:

There is a velvety richness to every song.

Her voice is velvety and lyrical.

soft, like velvet:

She patted the dog’s velvety ears.