definition of the word mild

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From Old English milde; akin to Old Saxon mildi, Dutch mild, German mild, Icelandic mildur, Swedish mild, Danish mild, Gothic milds; confer Lithuanian melas ‘dear’.

IPA: /ˈmaɪld/, SAMPA: /"maIld/
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Rhymes: -aɪld

mild (comparative milder, superlative mildest)

Positive
mild

Comparative
milder

Superlative
mildest

Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity.

The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon. -Waller.

Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. -Rogers.

soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive.
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