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butyraceous

butyraceous

9.9
Having the taste, smell, or texture of butter
  • adjective
  • /bjuˈtɛrˌeɪʃəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : butiroso
  • Some tropical seeds produce a butyraceous fat used in cooking and cosmetics.

Examples

  • The sauce had a butyraceous sheen that hinted at generous amounts of butter.

  • The butyraceous texture of the cheese made it incredibly smooth and rich.

  • It's butyraceous!

  • The butyraceous texture of the sauce made it irresistible.

  • The butyraceous texture of the cheese made it incredibly smooth and rich.

  • The sauce had a butyraceous sheen that hinted at generous amounts of butter.

  • The butyraceous texture of the sauce made it irresistible.

Synonyms

buttery
vsbutyraceous
18 3.2

Having a rich, smooth taste like butter

is broader and can mean producing butter rather than only containing it
butterlike
vsbutyraceous
3.1

Feels soft, smooth, and creamy like butter

is broader and can mean producing butter rather than only resembling it

How Buttery

butyraceous
  • Specialized
9.9
fatty
54 2.3
oily
38 1.0

Surface Forms

butyraceous positive

Morphology

butyraceous = butyr + aceous

Although the word ultimately relates to 'butter,' it uses the learned combining form 'butyr-' plus the classical adjective suffix '-aceous,' so the meaning is not transparently predictable for most learners.

Etymology

Butyraceous comes from the old root butyr-, meaning 'butter' and the same idea as the common word butter. So something butyraceous is 'like butter' and is smooth, rich, or full of buttery fat.