Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [milk-tohst]
- /ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [milk-tohst]
- /ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst/
Definitions of milktoast word
- abbreviation MILKTOAST milquetoast. 1
- adjective milktoast easily dominated; extremely mild; ineffectual; namby-pamby; wishy-washy. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of milktoast
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Milktoast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
milktoast popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
milktoast usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with mi
- Words starting with mil
- Words starting with milk
- Words starting with milkt
- Words starting with milkto
- Words starting with milktoa
- Words starting with milktoas
- Words starting with milktoast