Definition of SERICEOUS

sericeous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • covered with fine soft hairs or down

Adj

  • Of or relating to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
  • Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.
  • Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging to the Seres”): Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”). Compare silk, serge.

Scrabble Score: 11

sericeous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sericeous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sericeous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

sericeous is a valid Words With Friends word