Steamy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

hot or warm and humid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈiːmi/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈiːmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈiːmi/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈiːmi/.

Examples

a steaming kettle
steamy towels
muggy weather

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ruttish steaming horny randy aroused muggy turned on sticky

Parts of Speech

adjective	filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist “a steaming kettle”
adjective	hot or warm and humid “muggy weather”
adjective	feeling great sexual desire “feeling horny”

Word Forms

steaminess	noun	cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
mugginess	noun	a state of warm humidity
horniness	noun	a state of sexual arousal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dampfig

mit Dampf gefüllt sind oder Feuchtigkeit in Form von Dampf oder Nebel abgeben

🇫🇷French

embué

rempli de vapeur ou émettant de l'humidité sous forme de vapeur ou de brouillard

🇪🇸Spanish

lleno de vapor

Lleno de vapor o emitiendo humedad en forma de vapor o niebla.

🇮🇹Italian

pieno di vapore

riempito di vapore o che emette umidità sotto forma di vapore o nebbia

🇳🇱Dutch

stomend

gevuld met stoom of waarbij vocht vrijkomt in de vorm van damp of nevel

🇵🇹Portuguese

fumegante

preenchido com vapor ou emitindo umidade na forma de vapor ou névoa

🇷🇺Russian

горячий

наполненный паром или выделяющий влагу в виде пара или тумана

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाप से भरा

भाप से भरा हुआ या वाष्प या धुंध के रूप में नमी उत्सर्जित करता हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

বাষ্পযুক্ত

বাষ্প বা কুয়াশা আকারে বাষ্প বা নির্গত আর্দ্রতা দিয়ে ভরা

🇮🇳Tamil

நீராவி

நீராவி அல்லது மூடுபனி வடிவில் நீராவி அல்லது உமிழும் ஈரப்பதத்தால் நிரப்பப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిరి

ఆవిరి లేదా పొగమంచు రూపంలో ఆవిరితో లేదా విడుదల చేసే తేమతో నిండి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वाफ असलेला

वाफेने भरलेले किंवा वाफ किंवा धुक्याच्या स्वरूपात ओलावा उत्सर्जित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વરાળ

વરાળથી ભરેલું છે અથવા વરાળ અથવા ઝાકળના સ્વરૂપમાં ભેજનું ઉત્સર્જન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗಿ

ಆವಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮಂಜಿನ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಸೂಸುವ ತೇವಾಂಶದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീരാവി

നീരാവി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീരാവി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂടൽമഞ്ഞിൻ്റെ രൂപത്തിൽ ഈർപ്പം പുറന്തള്ളുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਫ਼ ਵਾਲਾ

ਭਾਫ਼ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਫ਼ ਜਾਂ ਧੁੰਦ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਮੀ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھاپ دار

بھاپ سے بھرا ہوا یا بخارات یا دھند کی شکل میں خارج ہونے والی نمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

热气腾腾的

充满蒸汽或以蒸气或雾的形式散发水分

🇯🇵Japanese

蒸し暑い

蒸気が充満しているか、蒸気や霧の形で水分を放出している

🇰🇷Korean

안개 짙은

증기로 가득 차 있거나 증기나 안개의 형태로 수분을 방출하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ướt át

chứa đầy hơi nước hoặc tỏa ra hơi ẩm ở dạng hơi hoặc sương mù

🇹🇭Thai

ร้อน

เต็มไปด้วยไอน้ำหรือปล่อยความชื้นในรูปของไอหรือหมอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

beruap

berisi uap atau mengeluarkan uap air dalam bentuk uap atau kabut

🇵🇭Filipino

umuusok

napuno ng singaw o naglalabas ng moisture sa anyo ng singaw o ambon

🇲🇾Malay

berwap

diisi dengan wap atau mengeluarkan lembapan dalam bentuk wap atau kabus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشبع بالبخار

مملوءة بالبخار أو تنبعث منها رطوبة على شكل بخار أو ضباب

🇮🇷Persian

بخاردار

پر از بخار شده یا رطوبت را به شکل بخار یا غبار منتشر می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

buharlı

buharla dolu veya buhar veya buğu şeklinde nem yayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאוּדֶה

מלא בקיטור או פולט לחות בצורה של אדים או ערפל

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