Meaning of MILD
| Pronunciation: | | mIld
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- [adj] mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"
- [adj] 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"
- [adj] humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"
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| | Synonyms: | | balmy, clement, gentle, humble, meek, mild-mannered, moderate, modest, temperate |
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| | Antonyms: | | intense | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mild\, a. [Compar. {Milder}; superl. {Mildest}.] [AS.
milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel.
mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear,
Gr. ? gladdening gifts.]
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.
{Mild}, or {Low}, {steel}, steel that has but little carbon
in it and is not readily hardened.
Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant;
placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement;
mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See {Gentle}.
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