Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steamy

/ˈstiː.mi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: steamy
IPA: /ˈstiː.mi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Warm and humid; full of steam.

adj

Resembling or characteristic of steam.

adj

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room."
"Her latest novel was very steamy, but still managed to top the charts."
"I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer."
"There is “lots of action and a lot of steamy stuff, lots of hot dudes”, Maas told Kelly Clarkson this month."

Etymology

From steam + -y.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

steamier (comparative) more steamy (comparative) steamiest (superlative) most steamy (superlative)

Derived Forms

steamily steaminess unsteamy

Synonyms

aroused horny randy ruttish turned on muggy sticky steaming

Homonyms

steamie

Rhymes With

creamy mimi dreamy simi niemi karimi seamy leamy crimi reamy sashimi beamy

Questions

How do you pronounce steamy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstiː.mi/.
What does steamy mean?: Warm and humid; full of steam.
Where does steamy come from?: From steam + -y.

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