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mildness

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From Middle English mildenesse, from Old English mildnes, mildness, equivalent to mild + -ness. Cognate with Old High German miltnissa (“compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity”).

noun mildnesses

  1. countable, uncountable The quality of being mild; gentleness. A ſnowy Feather ſpangled white he beares, To ſignifie the mildneſſe of his minde, That ſatiate with ſpoile refuſeth blood:

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noun quality of being mild; gentleness

हिन्दीसौम्यता saumyatā, मार्दव mārdav
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@misc{mildness_2026,
  title = {mildness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mildness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}