Synonyms for milky

Most common

whitish · chalky · milklike · immature · fearful · lactiferous · lacteal

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

lion-hearted, doughty, valiant

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Immature, childish.

2. adj. 2

   Producing milk, lactating.

3. adj. 3

   Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.

Related words

Word family

milkiness milky-white

Phrases

milky disease milky quartz milky spore

Example sentences

• whitish The flowers of dwarf goat's beards have a whitish color.
• chalky The chalky taste of the contrast left her feeling nauseous.
• immature He was so immature, he couldn't resist the temptation.
• fearful “People are very fearful of the virus,” he added.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

hissy

6 letters

chalky, milken²

7 letters

nursing², fearful², whitish², puerile², dootsie, lacteal, nithing

8 letters

immature³, milklike, lacteous

9 letters

infantile³, infantine

11 letters

lactiferous, lactifluous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (milken² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

laiteux

Español

lácteo

Deutsch

milchig