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mild    Audio Help   [mahyld] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun
–adjective
1.amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
2.characterized by or showing such gentleness, as manners or speech: a mild voice.
3.not cold, severe, or extreme, as air or weather: mild breezes.
4.not sharp, pungent, or strong: a mild flavor.
5.not acute or serious, as disease: a mild case of flu.
6.gentle or moderate in force or effect: mild penalties.
7.soft; pleasant: mild sunshine.
8.moderate in intensity, degree, or character: mild regret.
9.British Dialect. comparatively soft and easily worked, as soil, wood, or stone.
10.Obsolete. kind or gracious.
–noun
11.British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE milde; c. G mild; akin to Gk malthakós soft]

mildly, adverb
mildness, noun

1. soft, pleasant. See gentle. 3. temperate, moderate, clement. 4. bland.
1. forceful. 3. severe. 6. harsh.
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mild    Audio Help   (mīld)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   mild·er, mild·est
  1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
    1. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force: a mild pipe tobacco; a mild sedative.
    2. Not extreme: a mild winter storm.
    3. Warm and full of sunshine; pleasant: a mild spring day; mild weather in June.
  2. Not severe or acute: a mild fever.
  3. Easily molded, shaped, or worked; malleable: mild steel.

intr.v.   mild·ed, mild·ing, milds
Texas & Virginia To diminish or decrease. Used of the wind or a storm. See Regional Note at fair1.


[Middle English, from Old English milde; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

mild'ly adv., mild'ness n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mild 
O.E. milde "gentle, merciful," from P.Gmc. *milthjaz- (cf. O.N. mildr, O.Fris. milde, Du. mild, O.H.G. milti, Ger. milde "mild," Goth. mildiþa "kindness"), from PIE base *meld-/*mld- "softness" (cf. Gk. malthon "weakling," O.Ir. meldach "tender," Skt. mrdh "to neglect," also "to be moist"). Related to melt. Originally of persons and powers; of the weather from c.1400, of disease from 1744. Phrase to put it mildly is attested from 1929.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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mild

adjective
1. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" [ant: intense
2. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn: meek
3. mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" [syn: balmy

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mild1 [maild] adjective
(of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour
Example: such a mild man
Arabic: لَطيف، دَمِث، لَيِّن
Chinese (Simplified): 温和的
Chinese (Traditional): 溫和的
Czech: mírný
Danish: mild; blid
Dutch: zachtaardig
Estonian: leebe
Finnish: lempeä
French: doux
German: sanft
Greek: ήπιος, πράος
Hungarian: szelíd
Icelandic: mildur; blíðlyndur
Indonesian: lembut
Italian: mite
Japanese: 温厚な
Korean: 부드러운, 유순한
Latvian: maigs; lēnprātīgs
Lithuanian: švelnaus būdo, švelnus
Norwegian: mild, blid
Polish: łagodny
Portuguese (Brazil): meigo
Portuguese (Portugal): plácido
Romanian: blând
Russian: мягкий, кроткий
Slovak: mierny, pokojný
Slovenian: blag
Spanish: apacible, afable, dulce
Swedish: mild, blid
Turkish: nazik
mild2 [maild] adjective
(of punishment etc) not severe
Example: a mild sentence
Arabic: خَفيف
Chinese (Simplified): 轻微的
Chinese (Traditional): 輕微的
Czech: lehký
Danish: mild; let
Dutch: mild
Estonian: kerge
Finnish: lievä
French: léger
German: mild
Greek: επιεικής,ε λαφρός
Hungarian: mérsékelt
Icelandic: mildur, vægur
Indonesian: ringan
Italian: lieve
Japanese: 寛大な
Korean: 관대한, 가벼운
Latvian: viegls
Lithuanian: švelnus, negriežtas
Norwegian: mild
Polish: łagodny
Portuguese (Brazil): brando
Portuguese (Portugal): suave
Romanian: uşor
Russian: мягкий
Slovak: mierny
Slovenian: blag
Spanish: ligero, leve
Swedish: mild, lindrig
Turkish: hafif
mild3 [maild] adjective
(of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm
Example: a mild spring day
Arabic: مُعْتَدِل
Chinese (Simplified): 温暖的
Chinese (Traditional): 溫暖的
Czech: vlahý
Danish: mild
Dutch: zacht
Estonian: mahe
Finnish: leuto
French: doux
German: mild
Greek: ήπιος (για καιρό)
Hungarian: enyhe
Icelandic: mildur
Indonesian: sejuk
Italian: mite
Japanese: 穏やかな
Korean: 포근한
Latvian: liegs; rēns
Lithuanian: nešaltas, malonus
Norwegian: mild
Polish: ciepły
Portuguese (Brazil): ameno
Portuguese (Portugal): suave
Romanian: călduţ
Russian: умеренный; тёплый
Slovak: príjemný
Slovenian: mil
Spanish: benigno, suave, templado
Swedish: mild, ljum
Turkish: ılık, yumuşak
mild4 [maild] adjective
(of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot
Example: a mild curry
Arabic: غَيْر حاد
Chinese (Simplified): 味淡的
Chinese (Traditional): 味淡的,不辣的
Czech: jemný
Danish: mild
Dutch: niet scherp
Estonian: mahe
Finnish: mieto
French: peu épicé
German: mild
Greek: μη καυτερός
Hungarian: enyhe
Icelandic: (bragð)mildur
Indonesian: tidak pedas
Italian: delicato, non forte*
Japanese: 甘口の
Korean: 순한
Latvian: viegls; ne ass
Lithuanian: neaštrus, švelnaus skonio
Norwegian: mild; lett-, svak
Polish: nieostry
Portuguese (Brazil): suave
Portuguese (Portugal): brando
Romanian: care nu ustură, care nu e iute
Russian: неострый
Slovak: jemný, slabý
Slovenian: nepikanten
Spanish: suave
Swedish: mild
Turkish: acı olmayan, hafif
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mild

Gen"tle\, a. [Compar. Gentler; superl. Gentlest.] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere, gignere, to beget; hence gentle, properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble birth. See Gender, and cf. Genteel, Gentil, Gentile, Gentoo, Jaunty.]

1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple. --Johnson's Cyc.

The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time. --Milton.

2. Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice.

3. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader. "Gentle sirs." "Gentle Jew." "Gentle servant." --Shak.

4. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.

5. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop . "Gentle music." --Sir J. Davies.

O sleep! it is a gentle thing. --Coleridge.

The gentle craft, the art or trade of shoemaking.

Syn: Mild; meek; placid; dovelike; quiet; peaceful; pacific; bland; soft; tame; tractable; docile.

Usage: Gentle, Tame, Mild, Meek. Gentle describes the natural disposition; tame, that which is subdued by training; mild implies a temper which is, by nature, not easily provoked; meek, a spirit which has been schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering. The lamb is gentle; the domestic fowl is tame; John, the Apostle, was mild; Moses was meek.
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