Lemony

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Resembling or characteristic of lemons, especially in terms of aroma, taste or colour..

Definitions by Sense

1. Resembling or characteristic of lemons, especially in terms of aroma, taste or colour.
2. Of or pertaining to lemons.

Example Sentences

The walls were painted a lemony yellow colour.

We were served a lemony cheesecake for dessert.

[…] she guided the spirited little pair along the dusty road, and then in between the long stretches of fir-wood, whence came delicious warm breathings of that lemony aromatic scent of the growing pines brought forth by the mid-day sun.

My class was wearing butter-yellow piqué dresses, and Momma launched out on mine. She smocked the yoke into tiny crisscrossing puckers, then shirred the rest of the bodice. Her dark fingers ducked in and out of the lemony cloth as she embroidered raised daisies around the hem.

“This is the lemoniest cake I’ve ever tasted!” Delores exclaimed, and Hannah could tell that her very proper mother was dangerously close to smacking her lips in appreciation.

Synonyms for lemony

Antonyms for lemony

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Word Forms

• lemonier
• lemoniest

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