milky

adjective

ˈmil-kē 

milkier; milkiest

1

: resembling milk in color or consistency

2

: mild, timorous

3

a

: consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk

b

: yielding milk

specifically : having the characteristics of a good milk producer

milkiness noun

Examples of milky in a Sentence

cheese with a light milky taste

eyes covered by a milky glaze

Recent Examples on the Web

Forget elaborate nail art, milky neutrals, or even the season’s customary burgundy and Bordeaux, because Hailey Bieber, Dua Lipa, Kylie Jenner, and Selena Gomez have all been going back to black. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026

The sanitizer buckets at the drink prep station have become opaque and milky-looking. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

This milky essence has kept my skin barrier intact through peels and product testing in the past two years. — Rosa Jisoo Pyo, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026

Here, light does not issue from the far end of the room, drawing us toward salvation, but is coolly diffused through side walls made of milky Plexiglas. — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing milky

• milky disease
• milky spore disease

Rhymes for milky

• silky

Kids Definition

milky

adjective

ˈmil-kē 

milkier; milkiest

1

: resembling milk especially in color

2

: consisting of or containing milk

milkiness noun

Medical Definition

milky

adjective

ˈmil-kē 

milkier; milkiest

1

: resembling milk in color or consistency

milky secretion

2

: consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk

milkiness noun