What is another word for steamy?

Pronunciation: [stˈiːmi] (IPA)

When it comes to describing a passionate and intense situation, the word "steamy" often springs to mind. However, using the same word repeatedly can become monotonous and lose its impact. Thankfully, the English language is filled with synonyms for "steamy" that can add depth and nuance to your writing. Some synonyms for "steamy" include: sultry, sizzling, scorching, blazing, fiery, torrid, hot, heated, passionate, intense, and fervent. Each of these words carries a slightly different connotation, allowing you to tailor your language to the specific situation. For example, "sultry" suggests a languid, sensual heat, while "fiery" connotes a more explosive, volatile passion. Experimenting with synonyms for "steamy" can help add richness and variety to your writing and keep your readers engaged.

What are the hypernyms for Steamy?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for steamy?

Antonyms for the word "steamy" include dry, cold, frigid, chilly, arctic, freezing, icy, and wintry. These words evoke the opposite sensation of heat and warmth that one feels when thinking of steam. For example, a cold winter day may be described as icy or wintry, while a desert climate could be considered dry. A frigid winter morning may be associated with a feeling of coldness while a summer's day at the beach may be described as hot and steamy. The variety of antonyms for "steamy" allows for a range of descriptions for different settings and situations.

What are the antonyms for Steamy?

Usage examples for Steamy

To most men tub time is the jolliest in the day; here it is one of evil temper, for after you have waited say twenty minutes in a passage for your chance, you get into a little wet steamy place over the engines, with possibly no port and poorly ventilated, and have your tub in a hurry for you know other fellows are waiting outside, and instead of gaily carolling your morning song you feel angry and cuss cusses, not loud, but profound as Tuscarora Deep.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
After the noise and steamy heat of the dining-room, this was an example our two friends were not sorry to follow.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
The sombre forest seemed to be less depressing, and when they had struggled on for another hour, until the heat began to be steamy, a brighter light shone through the trees ahead, and they awakened to the fact that they were near the little river, whose banks they at last reached, to lie down beneath the spreading branches of a huge tree.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn

Famous quotes with Steamy

  • If privacy ends where hypocrisy begins, Kitty Kelley's steamy expose is a contribution to contemporary history.
    Eleanor Clift
  • I burn to set the imprison'd wranglers free, And give them voice and utterance once again. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
    William Cowper

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