Associations to the word «Milquetoast»

Wiktionary

MILQUETOAST, adjective. Meek, timid.
MILQUETOAST, noun. (pejorative) A person of meek or timid disposition.

Dictionary definition

MILQUETOAST, noun. A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche