creamy

/'kri:mi/

Thân thiện

The baker spreads a creamy layer of frosting on the cake.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a thick, smooth, soft consistency similar to that of cream: Describes a texture that is rich, smooth, and often semi-liquid or spreadable, resembling dairy cream or products made with it.
   • Having the pale yellowish-white color of cream: Describes a color that is a soft, off-white, often with a slight yellow tint.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Texture):
  • This soup has a wonderfully creamy consistency.
  • She prefers a creamy peanut butter that spreads easily.
• Adjective (Color):
  • The walls were painted a warm, creamy white.
  • He wore a creamy linen suit to the summer wedding.

Advanced Usage

• "creamy smooth": Emphasizes an exceptionally smooth and luxurious texture.
  • The lotion promises to leave your skin feeling creamy smooth.
• Used figuratively to describe something that is very smooth, rich, or luxurious in a non-physical sense.
  • The saxophonist had a creamy tone that filled the room.

Variants and Related Words

• Cream (n): The thick, fatty liquid from milk, or any substance of a similar consistency.
  • She added a dollop of cream to her coffee.
• Creaminess (n): The quality of being creamy.
  • The creaminess of the sauce made it very indulgent.

Synonyms

• Smooth: Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.
• Rich: (Of food) containing a large amount of fat, spices, etc., contributing to a full, heavy flavor or texture.
• Velvety: Having a smooth, soft texture like velvet.

Related Phrases

• Creamy layer: (In specific socio-political contexts, especially in India) a term referring to the more advantaged members within a disadvantaged group who are ineligible for certain reservation benefits.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. thick like cream
2. of the color of cream
   • creamy translucent pebbles