buttery texture

Melts in mouth

A buttery texture is smooth, rich, and soft—like butter at room temperature.

The phrase describes foods that melt or spread easily: The avocado had a buttery texture.

It extends to fabrics, leather, or other materials that feel supple and luxurious to the touch: The jacket's buttery texture justified the price.

Related

velvety · spreadable · soft · luscious · smooth finish · flaky · croissant · French pastry · pastry · pie crust · shortbread · pound cake · golden · tender · moist · decadent · indulgent · unctuous

Opposites
smoothness

buttery texturegritty texture

Coarse, granular tactile quality

grainy texture · rough texture · crunchy texture

moisture/richness

buttery texturecrumbly texture

Tendency to fragment easily

flaky texture · crispy texture

melt-in-mouth quality

buttery texturechewy texture

Resistant to biting through

gummy texture · crunchy texture

Family

butter, butters, buttered, buttering, butterfat, buttermilk, text, texts, textual

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G