dairy-free

adjective

Without dairy ingredients.

“Near-synonym: milkless”

Meanings

adjectivedairy-free (not comparable)

alternative dairyfree

  1. not comparableWithout dairy ingredients.

    Near-synonym: milkless

    3 more examples

    If you object to even the tiniest bit of dairy, try some of the dairy-free suggestions below.

    2001, Brenda Davis, Bryanna Clark Grogan, Joanne Stepaniak, Dairy-Free & Delicious, Summertown, Tenn.: Book Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 70

    Replacing milk in cereal or puddings is easy because of the dairy-free milks available today.

    2014, Ashley Adams, The Dairy-Free Kitchen, Fair Winds Press, →ISBN, page 15

    This delicious (though not dairy-free) dessert provides the rich flavor of chèvre, the coolness of ice cream, the tanginess of fresh blueberries and the crunch of crust.

    2015, Lea Hendry Valle, Sweet Paleo: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Delights, The Countryman Press, →ISBN

    Synonyms: dairyless, nondairy, milkless

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout dairy ingredients.

Origin

Translations

Finnish maidoton
  • maidotonwithout dairy ingredients
Polish bezmleczny
  • bezmlecznywithout dairy ingredients
Welsh heb laeth, heb gynnyrch llaeth
  • heb laethwithout dairy ingredients
  • heb gynnyrch llaethwithout dairy ingredients
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