milky

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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

milkiness

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noun

milk·​i·​ness

-kēnə̇s

plural -es

: the quality or state of being milky

Examples of milky in a Sentence

Adjective

cheese with a light milky taste

eyes covered by a milky glaze

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Where milky pink, chrome nudes and baby blue hues once reigned supreme, bolder — arguably edgier — shades such as tomato red, midnight blue, plum and inky black have emerged. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Celebrity nail artist Sarah Chue created this look using a sheer, milky base and orangey-red French tips. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 July 2026

The phenomenon, where smoke blots out the blue sky overhead, making the air appear milky-white or even orange, has become a relatively regular fixture of summers where out-of-control wildfires in the West bring noxious smoke downwind. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 17 July 2026

Even so, many people ventured outside Friday morning, where the thick blanket of wildfire smoke dramatically reduced visibility and gave the sky a milky, gray appearance. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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