steamy

English

Etymology

steam +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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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. (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

• steaminess

Translations

full of steam

• Finnish: höyryinen, huuruinen
• German: dampfend (de)
• Greek: ατμώδης (el) (atmódis), ομιχλώδης (el) (omichlódis)

  Ancient: ἀτμώδης (atmṓdēs), ἀτμιδώδης (atmidṓdēs)

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• Italian: fumante, umido / umida
• Spanish: humeante

erotic

• Finnish: eroottinen (fi), kuuma (fi)
• Greek: αισθησιακός (el) m (aisthisiakós)
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• Italian: sensuale (it)
• Polish: zmysłowy (pl)

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