yummy
/ˈjʌm.i/
yummy adjective: delicious. Also the ellipsis of yummy mummy.
Adjective
yummy (comparative yummier, superlative yummiest)
- Delicious.
- Synonyms:
- ambrosial, appetizing, dainty, delectable, delicious, delish, exquisite, finger-lickin' good, flavorful, flavorous
- Antonyms:
- yucky, distasteful, ill-flavored, rough, mawkish, undrinkable, uneatable, unpalatable, unsavory, unstomachable
Also used as
yummy is also the ellipsis of yummy mummy.
yummy meaning in Bengali, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
yummy in Bengali
- delicious
- লজিজ lôziz, মজা môza
yummy in Arabic
- delicious
- لَذِيذ laḏīḏ
yummy in Malay
- delicious
- sedap
yummy in Indonesian
- delicious
- enak
More languagesFewer languages
- yummy in Thai
- อร่อย à-rɔ̀i
- yummy in Vietnamese
- ngon, thơm ngon, ngon miệng
Examples of yummy in a sentence
- Look at that yummy cake! I would eat that all up!
- Those QPCs from the burger joint sure are yummy, but they pack pounds on you too!
- Yummy Yappuccino for Dogs is one of Three Dog Bakery's past creations.
Synonyms of yummy
- ambrosial
- appetizing
- dainty
- delectable
- delicious
- delish
- exquisite
- finger-lickin' good
- flavorful
- flavorous
18 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
- yucky
- distasteful
- ill-flavored
- rough
- undrinkable
- uneatable
- unpalatable
- unsavory
- unstomachable
- mawkish
Forms of yummy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | yummier |
| superlative | yummiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | yummies |
Origin of yummy
From yum + -y.
Words formed from yummy
Phrases with yummy
Words that rhyme with yummy
Questions about yummy
- What does yummy mean?
- Yummy means delicious.
- What is yummy in Bengali?
- Yummy in Bengali is লজিজ (lôziz), মজা (môza). See Yummy meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is yummy?
- Yummy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce yummy?
- Yummy is pronounced /ˈjʌm.i/.
Words near yummy in the dictionary
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