creamy

creamy

English

Etymology

cream +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːmi/

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• Rhymes: -iːmi

Adjective

creamy (comparative creamier, superlative creamiest)

1. Containing cream.

   creamy milk

2. Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.

   creamy chocolate

3. Of any liquid, having the thick texture of cream.

   a creamy lotion

4. Having the colour of cream.
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Derived terms

• creamily
• creaminess
• creamy layer
• creamy snuff

 

Translations

containing cream

Bulgarian: сметанов (smetanov) Catalan: cremós Chinese: Mandarin: 含乳脂的 Finnish: kermainen (fi) French: crémeux (fr) m, crémeuse (fr) f Italian: please add this translation if you can Malay: berkrim Polish: kremowy (pl), śmietankowy (pl) Russian: сли́вочный (ru) (slívočnyj) (containing milk cream) Spanish: cremoso (es) Swedish: gräddig (sv) Tagalog: makrema

of food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream

Catalan: cremós Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: kermainen (fi), kermamainen French: crémeux (fr) m, crémeuse f German: sahnig (de), cremig (de), cremeartig (de) Hungarian: krémes (hu), tejszínszerű Italian: cremoso (it) m, cremosa (it) f Malay: berlemak Norwegian: Bokmål: kremete Nynorsk: kremete Polish: kremowy (pl) Russian: сметанообра́зный (ru) (smetanoobráznyj), густо́й (ru) (gustój) (thick) Spanish: cremoso (es) Swedish: krämig (sv) Tagalog: makrema

of any liquid, having the texture of cream

Catalan: cremós Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: kermamainen French: crémeux (fr) Italian: cremoso (it) m, cremosa (it) f Russian: сметанообра́зный (ru) (smetanoobráznyj), кремообра́зный (kremoobráznyj) Spanish: cremoso (es) Tagalog: makrema

having the colour of cream

Bulgarian: кремав (kremav) Chinese: Mandarin: 奶油色的 Finnish: kermanvärinen, kermanvalkoinen French: crème (fr) m Italian: please add this translation if you can Polish: kremowy (pl) Russian: кре́мовый (ru) (krémovyj) Spanish: crema (es)

Noun

creamy (plural creamies)

1. A horse with a cream-coloured coat.