Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peaches and cream

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: peach-es and cream
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

A simple dessert consisting of sliced peaches and whipped cream, popular in the United States.

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peach, cream.

Uncountable

adj

Of a facial complexion: smooth, unblemished, with attractive yellow-pink coloring.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Those Incarnations — they've got real jobs to do! It isn't all peaches and cream for them, any more than for us!"
"When I was little, I thought life was peaches and cream."
"I'm not trying to make it sound like life as part of a championship-level race team is all peaches and cream. Nothing in life is all peaches and cream."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more peaches and cream (comparative) most peaches and cream (superlative) peaches-and-cream (alternative)

Synonyms

bed of roses bowl of cherries sunshine and rainbows beatitude bliss delectation delight ecstasy euphoria lust nirvana pleasure

Questions

What does peaches and cream mean?: A very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.

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