Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

peaches and cream en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Of a facial complexion: smooth, unblemished, with attractive yellow-pink coloring.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
peaches-and-cream alternative lexicographic
most peaches and cream Degree=Sup lexicographic
more peaches and cream Degree=Cmp lexicographic

peaches and cream en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal, uncountable) A very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.
    • Those Incarnations — they've got real jobs to do! It isn't all peaches and cream for them, any more than for us! 1991, Piers Anthony, And Eternity, page 209:
    • I'm not trying to make it sound like life as part of a championship-level race team is all peaches and cream. Nothing in life is all peaches and cream. 2002, Tony Stewart, True Speed: My Racing Life, page 44:
    • When I was little, I thought life was peaches and cream. 1995, Albert Ramsdell Gurney, John Cheever, A Cheever Evening: A New Play Based on the Stories of John Cheever, page 26:
  2. (uncountable) A simple dessert consisting of sliced peaches and whipped cream, popular in the United States.
  3. (uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peach, cream.

Synonyms

lust · delight · bowl of cherries · rapture · bed of roses · transport · ravishment · sunshine and rainbows · delectation · nirvana · euphoria · beatitude · ecstasy · pleasure · bliss