milky
Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etcResembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
» Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
Unsere Galaxie wird Milchstraße genannt.
Unsere Galaxis heißt Milchstraße.
Наша галактика называется Млечный Путь.
Наша галактика називається Чумацький Шлях.
Meaning
7 sensesResembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
milchig
моло́чныйmolóčnyj, мле́чныйmléčnyj
молочнийmoločnyj
resembling milk in color; not clear
(informal)Of the black in an image, appearing as dark gray rather than black.
Containing (an especially large amount of) milk.
milky cocoa milky tea
Containing a whitish liquid, juicy.
(informal)Cowardly.
(informal)Immature, childish.
(obsolete)Producing milk, lactating.
Examples
78 sentencesOur galaxy is called the Milky Way.
Наша галактика називається Чумацький Шлях.
ruНаша галактика называется Млечный Путь.
deUnsere Galaxie wird Milchstraße genannt.
The Milky Way consists of a hundred billion stars.
They drink a sweet milky tea.
We live in the Milky Way galaxy.
Ми живемо в галактиці Чумацький Шлях.
ruМы живём в галактике Млечный Путь.
The Milky Way consists of about a hundred billion stars.
Чумацький шлях складається з приблизно ста мільярдів зірок.
ruМлечный путь состоит примерно из ста миллиардов звёзд.
deDie Milchstraße besteht aus ungefähr hundert Milliarden von Sternen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mylky, melky; from Old English *meolciġ, from Proto-West Germanic *melFrom Middle English mylky, melky; from Old English *meolciġ, from Proto-West Germanic *melukig, from Proto-Germanic *melukigaz. Equivalent to milk + -y.
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Forms
milkier, milkiestSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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