lemony

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

Adjective

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

Origin

Etymology tree Middle English lymon English lemon Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lemony From lemon + -y.

Forms

lemonier lemoniest

Derived

lemoniness lemony fresh