mild

[ mahyld ]

/ maɪld /

adjective, mild·er, mild·est.

amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.

characterized by or showing such gentleness, as manners or speech: a mild voice.

not cold, severe, or extreme, as air or weather: mild breezes.

not sharp, pungent, or strong: a mild flavor.

not acute or serious, as disease: a mild case of flu.

gentle or moderate in force or effect: mild penalties.

soft; pleasant: mild sunshine.

moderate in intensity, degree, or character: mild regret.

British Dialect. comparatively soft and easily worked, as soil, wood, or stone.

Obsolete. kind or gracious.

noun

British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.

Words nearby mild

milch, milch cow, milch glass, milchig, milchik, mild, mild mercurous chloride, mild silver protein, mild steel, milden, mildew

Origin of mild

before 900; Middle English, Old English milde; cognate with German mild; akin to Greek malthakós soft

SYNONYMS FOR mild

1 soft, pleasant. See gentle.

3 temperate, moderate, clement.

4 bland.

ANTONYMS FOR mild

1 forceful.

3 severe.

6 harsh.

OTHER WORDS FROM mild

mild·ly, adverbmild·ness, nouno·ver·mild, adjectivesem·i·mild, adjective

sem·i·mild·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for milder

mild

/ (maɪld) /

adjective

(of a taste, sensation, etc) not powerful or strong; blanda mild curry

gentle or temperate in character, climate, behaviour, etc

not extreme; moderatea mild rebuke

feeble; unassertive

noun

British draught beer, of darker colour than bitter and flavoured with fewer hops

Derived forms of mild

mildly, adverbmildness, noun

Word Origin for mild

Old English milde; compare Old Saxon mildi, Old Norse mildr

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