Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being creamy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being creamy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
creamy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of having the thickness of heavy cream
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Examples
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Peter M., for me, the creaminess is the best thing about risotto and, you are right, the squash really adds to it.
Recipes: Butternut Squash and Pancetta Risotto & Pan Fried Scallops and Capers (Κολοκύθα Ριζότο με Ιταλική Πανσέτα & Χτένια με Κάπαρης) Laurie Constantino 2008
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I agree that the maison hot chocolate is good … but even the semisweet one is too rich (in creaminess, not sweetness) for me to finish by myself.
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This one was long on vegetables and short on eggs: that'd been the intent, calorie-wise, but I missed the extra egg, missed the extra creaminess from a bit of cheese.
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The picture you see here is of the leftovers, taken the next day, and by this time, most of the creaminess has been absorbed into the rice.
Archive 2007-10-01 Nupur 2007
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It just goes with my hair and complexion beautifully, bringing out the red-brown shades and what Miss Oliver calls my 'creaminess' so well.
Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921
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One taster, who liked the "creaminess," would buy.
SFGate: Top News Stories Janny Hu 2011
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Arla Foods has discovered a new way of reducing the fat content of fresh cheese from 9 per cent to 3 per cent, without affecting its 'creaminess'.
DairyReporter RSS 2010
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Seasoned with French sea salt, cold-pressed Swedish rapeseed oil and ground macadamia nuts, the cheese had a creaminess that seemed to sweeten its otherwise savory quality.
Young Stars of Swedish Cuisine J. S. Marcus 2011
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My friend Del's bison burger was a succulent symphony of robust meat and subtle umami mushrooms and onions wrapped in a crusty flax bun; my Alaskan halibut soft tacos offered a generous portion of firm snowy-white fish uplifted by the creaminess of avocado and tickled by the piquancy of pickled onions, with an undertone of heat that gave me the kick I had been looking for.
Neil Zevnik: A New Paradigm? Now Serving: A Nice Dose of Healthy and a Healthy Dose of Nice Neil Zevnik 2011
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My friend Del's bison burger was a succulent symphony of robust meat and subtle umami mushrooms and onions wrapped in a crusty flax bun; my Alaskan halibut soft tacos offered a generous portion of firm snowy-white fish uplifted by the creaminess of avocado and tickled by the piquancy of pickled onions, with an undertone of heat that gave me the kick I had been looking for.
Neil Zevnik: A New Paradigm? Now Serving: A Nice Dose of Healthy and a Healthy Dose of Nice Neil Zevnik 2011
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