creamy
Americanadjective
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creamier,
comparative
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creamiest
superlative
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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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Etymology
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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This happens especially often with soups that are creamy, starchy or — blessedly — both.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Both sweetcorn's flavour profile and ability to be blended into a creamy texture makes it a great fit for the trend, says Hejazi.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Oysters are a staple of brunch menus and seafood buffets across Australia, with local varieties famed for their rich, creamy flavour.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
I took a bite of the buttery Texas toast and the crinkle-cut fries, then dipped them into the creamy, peppery Cane’s Sauce, which tasted something like pickled ranch.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
And that’s certainly what she looked like when I first saw her, so shriveled and weak and vulnerable, her skin pale and paper-thin over her cheekbones, her hair creamy white against the pillows.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
French butter, with a higher fat content than most of its American counterparts, tends to have a creamier texture and a richer, more complex flavor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I order it with extra ice when I want a creamier drink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Oils are added to products to help create a creamier, fattier flavor profile,” she says.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
For a creamier spread: Place butter, cream cheese, onion, mayonnaise, lemon juice and garlic salt in a food processor and mix to combine in short pulses, scraping down sides as needed.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2024
Similar to Stilton but creamier and richer, and made in flatter and broader forms.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown
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
I decided to make the best, richest and creamiest shrimp and grits that I possibly could.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
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
One of the creamiest affogati I’ve ever had was at Gran Caffè L’Aquila in Philadelphia.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
It was the richest, creamiest chocolate she had ever tasted.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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