mild
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mild
- /ˈmaɪld/
Rhymes with -aɪld
Where it comes from
From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind”).
Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian milde (“mild”), West Frisian myld (“mild”), Dutch mild (“mild”), Low German milde (“mild”), German mild (“mild”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”), Old Norse mildr.
adjective milder · mildest · milde
- Gentle and not easily angered a mild man
- Of only moderate severity; not strict. He received a mild sentence.
- Conciliatory, nonpolemical; gentle in tone. Between 1890 and 1910 his political writing became distinctly milder in tone as his mind moved in the direction of evolutionary socialism.
- Not overly felt or seriously intended. I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
- Not serious or dangerous. I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
- Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected. a mild day
- Acting gently and without causing harm. a mild anaesthetic
- Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor. a mild curry
Similar: soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent
noun milds · milde
- A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale 'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild.
