[mahyld] 
adjective, -er, -est, noun | 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. |
| 11. | British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter. |
| mild (mīld) adj. mild·er, mild·est
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. |
