milky

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɪlki/ UK /ˈmɪlki/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
resembling milk in color or cloudiness; pale and opaque

A milky haze hung over the morning fields.

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1 adj · resembling milk in color or... creamy cloudy opaque pale whitishlacteal

Opposites

clear transparent translucent

Word family

Derived forms milkiness

Related forms milk

Etymology

From milk (Old English meolc, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- 'to milk') + -y.

meolc Old English *h₂melǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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# milky

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈmɪlki
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɪlki

## Meanings
1. resembling milk in color or cloudiness; pale and opaque

## Examples
- A milky haze hung over the morning fields.

## Synonyms
- creamy
- cloudy
- opaque
- pale
- whitish
- lacteal

## Antonyms
- clear
- transparent
- translucent

## Derived Forms
- milkiness

## Related Forms
- milk

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: meolc
- Root: *h₂melǵ-

## Etymology
From milk (Old English meolc, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- 'to milk') + -y.

## AI Etymology
Milky comes from milk (Old English meolc, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- 'to milk') + -y. The etymological trail includes Old English meolc, Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. The same word family includes milkiness, milk. Its current adjective use means "resembling milk in color or cloudiness; pale and opaque".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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