steamy

English

Etymology

steam +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstiː.mi/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -iːmi

Adjective

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

Warm and humid; full of steam.
My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.
Resembling or characteristic of steam.
(slang) Erotic.
Her latest novel was very steamy, but still managed to top the charts.

I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer.

Derived terms

Translations

full of steam

Bulgarian: парен (bg) (paren), наситен с пара (nasiten s para)
Finnish: höyryinen, huuruinen
German: dampfend (de)
Greek: ατμώδης (el) (atmódis), ομιχλώδης (el) (omichlódis)
Ancient: ἀτμώδης (atmṓdēs), ἀτμιδώδης (atmidṓdēs)
Italian: fumante (it), umido (it)
Spanish: humeante

erotic

Bulgarian: еротичен (bg) (erotičen)
Finnish: eroottinen (fi), kuuma (fi)
German: heiß (de)
Greek: αισθησιακός (el) (aisthisiakós)
Italian: sensuale (it)
Polish: zmysłowy (pl)
Spanish: apasionado (es), fogoso (es), tórrido (es)

Anagrams

Stamey, mateys, mayest

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