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melty

melty

7.1
Causing warm, tender feelings that make you feel moved
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛlti/
  • Informal
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  • Her heartfelt speech was so melty that many in the audience were moved to tears.

Examples

  • He gave her a melty smile, filled with warmth and affection.

  • Oh my God, look at that, that over there, so melty I got, oh God, oh God, I got.

  • The old movie made me feel melty inside as I watched the sweet romance unfold.

Synonyms

lovey
vsmelty
9 8.3

Showing tender affection in public or toward someone close

is broader and causes warm feelings beyond public displays
dovey
vsmelty
  • Informal
5 8.3

Being very loving and sweet in a way that feels too romantic

is more about causing tender emotional warmth than continuous affection
smoochy
vsmelty
  • Informal
2 7.1

Showing romantic feelings like kissing or cuddling in a very sweet way

is about tender emotional warmth rather than physical romance
slushy
vsmelty
1 5.4

Overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems false

is sincere tenderness instead of shallow or fake emotion
goopy
vsmelty
  • Informal
7.6

Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake

is emotionally warm without feeling sickeningly sweet
marshmallowy
vsmelty
  • Informal
6.3

Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style

is genuinely tender rather than exaggerated softness
soupy
vsmelty
  • Literature
6.8

Being too emotional in a cheap, false way

is sincere emotional warmth rather than insincere sentiment

Antonyms

cold
883 4.4

Unfriendly and distant in feeling or action

How Tender

sappy
  • Offensive
23 7.0
melty
  • Informal
7.1
touching
1 3.4
warm
280 1.0
reserved
3.7
cold
883 4.4

Surface Forms

melty positive

Morphology

melty = melt (semi-transparent) = melt + y

The adjective is formed from 'melt' + '-y' but the sense is a metaphorical extension to emotional tenderness, which may not be immediately derivable for B1 learners.

Etymology

Melty also comes from melt ('to soften') plus -y ('full of'), and people use it like the idea 'to melt someone's heart' ('make someone feel warm and tender'). That's why a 'melty' smile or scene means it makes you feel emotional and affectionate.