milky

milk-y · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Resembling milk in color or consistency; white and opaque or cloudy.

  2. 2.

    Containing or made with milk.

  3. 3.

    Weak, timid, or lacking strength (informal, sometimes derogatory).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Milky Way — the galaxy containing our solar system, appearing as a milky band across the night sky
  • •
    milky white — a soft, opaque white color

Related words

Antonyms: clear, transparent
See also: cloudy, creamy, milk, opaque
Synonyms: cloudy, creamy, opaque, whitish

Etymology

From Old English meolc ("milk") + -ig (adjective-forming suffix). The word has been used since Old English times to describe things resembling milk.