Meanings
comparative creamier · superlative creamiest
- Containing cream.
creamy milk
- Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.
creamy chocolate
- Of any liquid, having the thick texture of cream.
a creamy lotion
- Having the colour of cream.
High up hover a few flutters of rosy creamy cloud.
1914, John Graver Johnson, Bernard Berenson, Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner, Catalogue of a Collection of Paintings and Some Art Objects, volume 32 more examples
The Altamaha-ha, as the serpent has been named, is said to be from twelve to twenty feet long, about two feet in diameter, and gunmetal gray on top with a creamy underside. Most descriptions suggest a creature that is part eel, part alligator, ...
2005, Emily Ellison, Chuck Perry, Liars and Legends, Thomas Nelson, →ISBNRutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.
2024 November 19, Nicola Venning, “Welcome to the Notswolds”, in Country Life, archived from the original on 14 May 2025 - artsCharacterised by a gentle transition between sharp and out-of-focus areas.
The lens is liked by Nikon users for the way it renders smooth and creamy bokeh with impressive levels of sharpness at the centre.
2016 July 30, Andy Westlake, Michael Topham, “Lenses for selective focusing”, in Amateur Photographer, page 55 - slangvulgarSexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
There she was in the steam room after our workout, steam covering her body, drops rolling down her gorgeous breasts. I would stare and stare. (I'm getting creamy just thinking about her again.)
1989 February 12, Vanessa Nemeth, Stephanie Poggi, “Fun With The Electro-Lux And Other Masturbation Stories”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 30, page 9
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof the color of cream
adjectivethick like cream
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishcremy
- Englishcreamy
From Middle English cremy, equivalent to cream + -y. Piecewise doublet of cremey.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قشدي, كريمي
- قشدي (qišdiyy)containing cream
- كريمي (krēmi, krīmi)containing cream
- قشدي (qišdiyy)of food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- كريمي (krēmi, krīmi)of food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- قشدي (qišdiyy)of any liquid, having the texture of cream
- كريمي (krēmi, krīmi)of any liquid, having the texture of cream
- قشدي (qišdiyy)having the colour of cream
- كريمي (krēmi, krīmi)having the colour of cream
Bulgarian сметанов, кремав
- сметанов (smetanov)containing cream
- кремав (kremav)having the colour of cream
Catalan cremós, cremós
- cremóscontaining cream
- cremósof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- cremósof any liquid, having the texture of cream
Chinese Mandarin 含乳脂的, 奶油色的
- 含乳脂的containing cream
- 奶油色的having the colour of cream
Dutch romig, romig
- romigcontaining cream
- romigof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
Finnish kermainen, kermainen
- kermainencontaining cream
- kermainenof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- kermamainenof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- kermamainenof any liquid, having the texture of cream
- kermanvärinenhaving the colour of cream
- kermanvalkoinenhaving the colour of cream
French crémeux, crémeux
- crémeuxcontaining cream
- crémeuxof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- crémeuxof any liquid, having the texture of cream
- crèmehaving the colour of cream
German sahnig, cremig
- sahnigof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- cremigof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- cremeartigof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
Hungarian krémes, tejszínszerű
- krémesof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- tejszínszerűof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
Italian cremoso, cremoso
- cremosocontaining cream
- cremosoof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- cremosoof any liquid, having the texture of cream
Latin crāmōsus
- crāmōsuscontaining cream
Malay berkrim, lemak
- berkrimcontaining cream
- lemakof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- berlemakof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
Norwegian Bokmål kremete
- kremeteof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
Polish kremowy, śmietankowy
- kremowycontaining cream
- śmietankowycontaining cream
- kremowyof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- kremowyof any liquid, having the texture of cream
- kremowyhaving the colour of cream
Romanian cremos, cremos
- cremoscontaining cream
- cremosof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- cremosof any liquid, having the texture of cream
Russian сли́вочный, сметанообра́зный
- сли́вочный (slívočnyj)containing cream
- сметанообра́зный (smetanoobráznyj)of food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- густо́й (gustój)of food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- сметанообра́зный (smetanoobráznyj)of any liquid, having the texture of cream
- кремообра́зный (kremoobráznyj)of any liquid, having the texture of cream
- кре́мовый (krémovyj)having the colour of cream
Spanish cremoso, cremoso
- cremosocontaining cream
- cremosoof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- cremosoof any liquid, having the texture of cream
- cremahaving the colour of cream
Swedish gräddig, krämig
- gräddigcontaining cream
- krämigof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
Tagalog makrema, makrema
- makremacontaining cream
- makremaof food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream
- makremaof any liquid, having the texture of cream
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with creamy
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Cite this entry
creamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creamy
“creamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creamy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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