yummy

adjective

yum·​my ˈyə-mē 

yummier; yummiest

: highly attractive or pleasing

especially : delicious, delectable

yummy desserts

The café makes some of the yummiest onion soup in town, too.

—Alexander F. Lobrano, Jr.

yummy noun

plural yummies

… she has been known to keep a desk drawer full of prepackaged yummies …

—Celia Wren

yumminess noun

A delicious red [wine] with a track record for yumminess, it's a real value at this price.

—James Suckling

Synonyms of yummy

• delicious

Examples of yummy in a Sentence

He prepared all sorts of yummy dishes.

a yummy meal that is also nutritious

Recent Examples on the Web

Salt air somehow makes even the yummiest ones taste better. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2026

Take Marie Kondo’s advice and thank the cast-iron skillet for bringing you joy (and yummy meals), and then retire it. —Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026

These little cones dipped in white chocolate-like coating and rolled in strawberry cake crumbs are yummy. —Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Volunteers in the city on Saturday packed a tote to the brim with non-perishable food items and yummy sugary cereal. —Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 23 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

yum-yum

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yummy

• chummy
• crummy
• dummy
• gummy
• mummy
• ramie
• rummy
• tummy

Kids Definition

yummy

adjective

yum·​my ˈyəm-ē 

: very pleasing especially to the taste