Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crème-y

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: cre-me-y
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of cremey.

Example Sentences

"A very crème-y ice cream"
"You once spent all your allowance on a new crème rinse that was neither crème-y nor rinse-y, which was an unfortunate life lesson."
"Crème-y Peanut Butter Squares"

Etymology

From crème + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: crème

Inflected Forms

more crème-y (comparative) most crème-y (superlative)

Questions

What does crème-y mean?: Alternative form of cremey.
Where does crème-y come from?: From crème + -y.

How to pronounce crème-y

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