Resembling milk in color (white or pale) or containing milk; cloudy or opaque.
From Old English 'milcig,' derived from 'milk.' The Milky Way galaxy was named because ancient people saw it as a milky river of light across the night sky.
When Romans looked up and saw the Milky Way, they literally called it 'the milky circle'—that's where the name comes from. Billions of stars blending together looked so white and cloudy to them, it reminded them of spilled milk across the sky.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.