steamy

English

Etymology

From steam +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiː.mi/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -iːmi

Adjective

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

1. Warm and humid; full of steam.

   My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.

2. Resembling or characteristic of steam.
3. (colloquial, figurative) Erotic.

   Her latest novel was very steamy, but still managed to top the charts.

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

   • 2024 February 17, Anna Nicolaou, quoting Sarah J. Maas, “‘Romantasy’ writer who could save publishing”, in FT Weekend, Opinion, page 9:

     There is “lots of action and a lot of steamy stuff, lots of hot dudes”, Maas told Kelly Clarkson this month.

Derived terms

• steamily
• steaminess

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

• mayest, Mateys, mateys, Stamey, mystae