creamy
Americanadjective
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containing cream.
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resembling cream in consistency or taste; soft and smooth.
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having a yellowish-white color; cream-colored.
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Informal.
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beneficial or profitable.
a creamy arrangement for profit sharing.
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slick, facile, or superficial.
His later movies are too creamy.
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adjective
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resembling cream in colour, taste, or consistency
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containing cream
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Origin of creamy
Explanation
Creamy things are like cream, the thick off-white fatty stuff that rises to the top of fresh milk. Something that’s creamy is the color or the consistency of cream. Creamy food is usually delicious. A recipe might tell you to beat butter, sugar, and eggs until they're creamy, or completely mixed into a rich, thick substance. At the paint store, you could ask for a white that's not too stark, but is more creamy, the color of melted vanilla ice cream. Creamy comes from the Old French cresme, "holy oil."
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It has the body and cling you want from a creamy dressing, but it doesn’t drag a dish down the way mayonnaise sometimes can.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The atemoya, a hybrid of different custard apple species with creamy white flesh encased in a rough green exterior, is a specialty of Taiwan's Taitung county.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
What you’re looking for is that creamy, almost velvety interior that absorbs olive oil so enthusiastically.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
“It has a nice creamy smokiness. A cool young guy would burn this in his apartment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The clear jar lay on top of the heap, its sides still smeared thick with the creamy prize.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
“Oils are added to products to help create a creamier, fattier flavor profile,” she says.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
The team concluded this was mainly due to texture, as participants reported the rice flour chocolate contained "a chalkier texture," while oat-flour-containing chocolates were described as "smoother, softer and creamier."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2024
Second, they help produce a smoother, creamier beverage.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024
Salmorejo is Spain’s lesser known but creamier tomato-based chilled soup.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
She was a Beautiful, Dutiful, Grand, And rollicking queen of Bohemia, With a cheek that was Rosier, Cosier, And As soft as a lily, and creamier.
From When hearts are trumps by Hall, Thomas Winthrop
It remained right there on grocery store shelves and it never stopped being the creamiest, meltiest cheese-like product to ever grace a tortilla chip or a bowl of macaroni.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2023
With help from her dad, she sanded and repainted her cabinets, from a womb-like pink to “the sweetest, creamiest white,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
Molly Moon’s has the creamiest texture that is enjoyable and doesn’t feel heavy.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
This was one of the richest and creamiest ice creams we sampled — but, similar to Blue Bunny, tasters took issue with the quantity and size of the cookies.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019
“The creamiest loveliest chocolate I’ve ever tasted!” said Grandpa Joe, smacking his lips.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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