creamy
/ˈkriːmi
/adjective (creamier, creamiest)
1Resembling cream in consistency or colour: beat the sugar and egg yolks together until thick and creamy creamy white flowers...
- To his disgust, he was not a deep green like Broccoli but a creamy white colour.
- It is more appetising than it sounds, having the creamy white consistency of thick mayonnaise.
- It was all creamy white with no colours to disturb the frothy flow of the fabric.
Synonyms
smooth, thick, whipped, velvety, of an even consistency, rich, buttery
off-white, whitish, cream-coloured, cream, ivory, yellowish-white, pearly
1.1Containing a lot of cream: a thick, creamy dressing...
- Both dishes came with rice and a serving of salad topped with a light, creamy dressing similar to raita.
- Gabriella pours brown sugar through creamy cappuccino foam and stirs.
- Milk, soy milk or milk powder may also be added to give the bubble tea a creamy texture.
Derivatives
creamily
- It is a universally low performance dish and in this case was creamily boring and had picked up other flavours from the fridge.
- The slowly braised veal shank fell off the bone, its marrow, creamily unctuous.
- The sky was creamily overcast, but the sun still shone through at patches of cloud that were not as thick as others.
creaminess
- We graded them on sweetness, creaminess, smoothness and complexity.
- Then we added the addiction of patchouli, the softness of benzoin and the creaminess of sandalwood.
- It's thicker, so you get the creaminess but not the fat.