Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yummy

/ˈjʌm.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: yum-my
IPA: /ˈjʌm.i/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Colloquial

noun

Ellipsis of yummy mummy.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The Yummies were the women who, next to the Starlets and Professional Have-It-Alls, Meredith envied most, and therefore half-despised. You could see them at the latte bars, drinking green tea smoothies, hoisting their fat-cheeked offspring from one hip to the other, comparing notes on washable diapers and baby-friendly resorts."

Etymology

Etymology tree English yum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English yummy From yum + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

yummier (comparative) yummiest (superlative) yummies (plural)

Derived Forms

yummylicious scrummy nummy

Phrases

yummy mummy

Frequently Paired Words

yum yummies

Synonyms

ambrosial appetizing dainty delectable delicious delish exquisite finger-lickin' good flavorful flavorous flavorsome gustful

Antonyms

yucky distasteful ill-flavored rough mawkish undrinkable uneatable unpalatable unsavory unstomachable

Rhymes With

dummy mummy tummy gummy crummy chummy rummy gummi summy summey tumey mummey

Questions

How do you pronounce yummy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjʌm.i/.
What does yummy mean?: Delicious.
Where does yummy come from?: Etymology tree English yum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English yummy From yum + -y.

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