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mild

[mahyld]

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adjective

amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.

characterized by or showing such gentleness, as manners or speech: a mild voice.

not cold, severe, or extreme, as air or weather: mild breezes.

not sharp, pungent, or strong: a mild flavor.

not acute or serious, as disease: a mild case of flu.

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gentle or moderate in force or effect: mild penalties.

soft; pleasant: mild sunshine.

moderate in intensity, degree, or character: mild regret.

British Dialect. comparatively soft and easily worked, as soil, wood, or stone.

10.

Obsolete. kind or gracious.

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noun

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British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English milde; cognate with German mild; akin to Greek malthakós soft

Related forms

mild·ly, adverb

mild·ness, noun

o·ver·mild, adjective

sem·i·mild, adjective

sem·i·mild·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. soft, pleasant. See gentle. 3. temperate, moderate, clement. 4. bland.

Antonyms
1. forceful. 3. severe. 6. harsh.

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Symptoms of a concussion can range from mild to severe.

Professors with a mild form of autism must decide whether to reveal their diagnosis.

For poorer nations it could still be relatively mild.

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Symptoms of a concussion can range from mild to severe.

Professors with a mild form of autism must decide whether to reveal their diagnosis.

For poorer nations it could still be relatively mild.

Plants and animals flourish in the abundant rainfall and mild temperatures here.

When members of international scientific projects meet, it's typically a mild affair.

Thanks to its year-round mild climate, almost all activities can be enjoyed every season.

Varieties that grow well in mild climatic conditions.

And have some water, mild fruit, bread or crackers available to help cleanse your palate between wines.

Mild scoliosis is not serious and requires no treatment other than monitoring.

Students with psychiatric disorders, even relatively mild ones, often cause.

Although mild by comparison, the floods of the past few weeks have come at a bad time.

The park climate is mild and relatively consistent year-round-but visitors should be prepared.

In humans, such levels would result in only mild bleeding.

Ng used delicate brushes and mild solutions, some as basic as distilled water, to remove centuries of dust and dirt.

Will color in cold winters, but stays mostly green in mild areas.

The composite monocoque is bonded to a mild steel tubular frame.

Some children who have had the vaccine will still develop a mild case of chickenpox.

Although the declines tend to be mild and some patients recover, a recent study found that more than two in five will.

These measures mean the economy may suffer only a mild downturn.

Mars, too, appears to be enjoying more mild and balmy temperatures.

Helminth worm infections can give the mothers symptoms such as mild anemia or stomach pain and vomiting.

Avoiding the topic seems somewhat mild compared with efforts to foist creationism or its cousin, intelligent design, on students.

Sweet peppers remain mild even after they ripen and change color.

When a word is flagged, the sound cuts out quickly and an optional caption pops up giving a mild approximation of what was said.

Heating fuel prices extended their slide yesterday as mild temperatures continued to limit demand.

Belgium has mild winters and cool summers and is rainy, humid and cloudy.

So mild inflation transfers money from workers to bankers and the government.

Mild spring and fall temperatures are ideal for hiking.

China has implemented the mild restriction to family births, which may be effective over a period of decades.

Tastes especially nice on a shrimp pizza, but use a mild sauce or hardly any sauce.

Look for fish with bright eyes, shiny skin, and a mild aroma.

When herds stand next to power lines, which emit a mild electromagnetic field, they point in different directions.

My feelings have nothing to do with cerebral palsy, mild or otherwise.

Vancouver enjoys a maritime climate, with mild winters and warm summers, though summers tend to be fairly short.

But they are mild compared with their earlier and more controversial work.

Here, a contestant shows off her competing caterpillar, a woolly worm that would appear to predict plenty of mild weeks ahead.

They did this by training mice to fear a certain environment by sending mild shocks to their feet in a closed box.

Left to their own devices, nasturtiums will reseed in mild climates and are likely to wander and show up in surprising places.

In case of dust or such, use only mild soap and water, let it air dry.

Mild or moderate cases of chronic bronchitis may often be controlled well with medicine and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Of course, they are right to detect a mild note of schadenfreude.

By the same token, a mild recession is now being followed by a commensurately mild recovery.

Although temperatures are mild in this region, rainfall is quite variable.

In mild climates where geraniums gro more add to my plant list.

Legion of extraordinary filthy beards with mild suicidal tendencies.

These medications may also be used in people with mild symptoms to prevent the symptoms from worsening.

But the latest rhetorical entry in the rankings debate was relatively mild.

But equally, many are perplexed by what appears to be a mounting campaign against even mild dissent.

Scientists paired a soft sound with a mild electrical shock.

Most have fragrant, clustered flowers, but tend not to flower prolifically in mild climates.

Less intensive treatments may be effective for symptoms of mild lupus.

Everyone let them go, perhaps with an air of mild irritation and some shaking of heads as they were thanked profusely.

Inflation, as measured by the consumer-price index, is mild.

The debates now on climate change are whether the consensus is too mild.

Although mostly deciduous, roses can be evergreen in mild climates.

Rinsing with tap water, which works as well as a mild soap solution or fruit and vegetable washes….

But the south-western coast has a relatively mild climate.

Stribling's only visible injury was a mild burn on the top of her head.

In mild climates, dahlia tubers can overwinter in the ground.

It was a mild insult, as spoken by him, and a clever one.

Fortunately, this species' sting is so mild that it's usually unnoticeable.

Plants are evergreen in mild climates but go dormant in colder areas.

Summers are pretty mild and don't usually have too many days of the stifling hot and humid-type.

The climate consists of a long, hot summer and mild winter.

In regions with mild winters and hot summers, will bloom in winter and spring.

Symptoms range from mild anxiety to full-blown panic attacks.

Oozy, mild melted cheese pairs beautifully with the sweet and tangy fruit.

The city's beauty and mild climate have attracted many foreign residents.

It's mild enough for the timid and sufficiently intriguing for the curious.

Grows fast in mild regions, more slowly where winters are cold.

Grows fast in mild regions, more slowly w more add to my plant list.

With its relatively mild climate, the city is rated as having some of the cleanest air in the country.

About one in seven soldiers has suffered a mild brain injury, and a new study finds that the effects can linger.

Picturesque scenery, mild weather, fertile soil and the teeming sea provide a banquet.

But the inclusion of mild autism traits narrows that ratio to three boys for every two girls.

Mild cognitive impairment is the stage between normal forgetfulness due to aging and the development of dementia.

Its likely outcome is a solid pro-government majority sprinkled with mild dissent.

In mild disease, abdominal pain is absent or minimal.

The mild climate and beautiful landscapes have made the area a favorite among travelers and residents alike.

The weather was perfect, there being practically no wind and the air being clear and mild.

But for all the turmoil and tear gas that the government's mild pension reform prompted, it has left.

Mild traumatic brain injury represents a silent but brutal plague among combat veterans and a hidden threat to.

Gets red spider mite, leaf spotting in mild climates, but has good resistance to red stele.

In rare cases, it can cause mild respiratory irritation.

When it's cooked right, the flesh of this fish is mild and almost buttery.

Even on a hot day, windchill can plunge a rider into mild hypothermia.

Just another mild blurring of the spirit/science boundary.

To control the plant's size and shape, prune in winter in mild climates.

When you press a virtual key, you get a mild vibration feedback indicating your selection went through.

There has to be some word for the kind of person who considers his mild discomfort the equivalent of torture.

Oh man, mine was much more mild than that and went away after a month.

The name itself, given later, was a mild dig at their religious clannishness.

Some bone formation appears to be spontaneous, while some can be brought on by trauma from surgery or even a mild impact.

Ivy geraniums are p erennials in mild climates, and annuals anywhere.

Sometimes at the end of a meeting, you're given a chance to indulge in some mild boasting and cheerleading.

First, a severe slump in investment could turn a mild economic downturn into a deeper recession.

Chicks fledge in summer, when food is abundant and the weather relatively mild.

Plant operators would complain about the impact of mild exposure on their romantic relationships.

That's welcome on a cold day, even with today's mild winters.

Allow me to give a mild warning about obsessiveness here.

For other people, though, the symptoms are usually no worse than a mild dose of flu.

The side effects of the drugs are relatively mild and can include nausea, especially in the first month of use.

Except as noted, evergreen in mild winters but turn tan or brown with hard freezes.

If only using the wrong you're/your in a sentence caused the same sort of mild physical discomfort.

Some infections may even be so mild that they go unnoticed.

Others counter that tracking mild symptoms is important for preventing their escalation into more severe illness.

Except as noted, evergreen in mild winters but turn tan or brown with hard.

It is the middle of the desert, so hot summers and mild winters.

Still, as a policymaker or a taxpayer, it is hard to view the banking system with anything other than mild nausea.

They received a mild electric shock every time they saw a colored square.

Plants bloom almost continually during mild weather.

The economy is emerging from last year's brief and mild recession.

The city's beauty and mild climate have attracted many foreign.

Caffeine is the component of coffee that is responsible for its mild stimulatory effect on the central nervous system.

Foothill, the first harvested variety, has a mild taste and pink seeds.

Serranos, on the other hand, are understood generally to be kind and mild mannered.

But it is also a symptom of mild paranoia about whether these firms can in their dotage still deliver perky growth.

The only thing to be cautious about was the mild language and conversations about hell.

In another phase of testing, the animals were placed in a chamber where they received mild shocks.

And if the baby gets chicken pox, it is almost always a pretty mild illness in children.

Although many countries are experiencing mild deflation, investors fret.

The looks on some of the returnees' faces-eyes blank, jaws slack-brought to mind victims of mild trauma.

Both recovered with mild to moderate disabilities after stroke therapy.

If you live in a mild climate, sow tomatillo seeds directly in the ground once all danger of frost is past.

Mild winters, lvely springs and falls, hot sticky summers.

But the test will be whether the prime minister takes the steps needed to make the recession as short and mild as possible.

Fly paper may help reduce mild infestations of several types of flies, while baited jar traps control fruit flies.

Mild winters of the low desert and the marine and coastal.

However, millions suffer from untreated but mild memory loss.

Unfortunately it contains mild language, but besides that--a great read.

About a block from mmy campus, a mild mannered professor and pillar of the community shot and killed his wife.

It also serves as a mild sedative in some herbal teas.

She thinks he has some sort of mild bipolar thing going on.

They must have included the mild condition which can be treated by ourselves or our frirends.

The change in weather between seasons is relatively mild.

Strong willed is too mild of a term to describe these children.

Given regular water, these plants can last several weeks in mild climates.

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World English Dictionary

mild (maɪld)

—*adj*
1.	(of a taste, sensation, etc) not powerful or strong; bland: a mild curry
2.	gentle or temperate in character, climate, behaviour, etc
3.	not extreme; moderate: a mild rebuke
4.	feeble; unassertive

—n
5.	(Brit) draught beer, of darker colour than bitter and flavoured with fewer hops

[Old English milde; compare Old Saxon mildi, Old Norse mildr]

'mildly

—*adv*

'mildness

—n

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Word Origin & History

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

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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.

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"I have observed, that a Reader seldom peruses a Book with Pleasure, 'till he knows whether the Writer of it be a black or a fair Man, of a mild or cholerick Disposition, Married or a Batchelor, with other Particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an Author."

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