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mild  (mld)

adj. mild·er, mild·est

1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.

2.

a. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force: a mild pipe tobacco; a mild sedative.

b. Not extreme: a mild winter storm.

c. Warm and full of sunshine; pleasant: a mild spring day; mild weather in June.

3. Not severe or acute: a mild fever.

4. Easily molded, shaped, or worked; malleable: mild steel.

intr.v. mild·ed, mild·ing, milds

Texas & Virginia To diminish or decrease. Used of the wind or a storm. See Regional Note at fair¹.

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[Middle English, from Old English milde; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mildly adv.

mildness n.

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mild

Adjective

1. (of a taste or sensation) not strong; bland

2. gentle or temperate in character, climate, or behaviour

3. not extreme; moderate: mild criticism of senior officers

4. feeble; unassertive: a mild protest

Noun

Brit a dark beer flavoured with fewer hops than bitter [Old English milde]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mild - 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" moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" temperate - not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	2.	mild - humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" meek, modest humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
	3.	mild - mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" balmy, soft clement - (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather"

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mild

adjective 1. gentle, kind, easy, soft, pacific, calm, moderate, forgiving, tender, pleasant, mellow, compassionate, indulgent, serene, easy-going, amiable, meek, placid, docile, merciful, peaceable, forbearing, equable, easy-oasy (slang) << OPPOSITE harsh

adjective 2. temperate, warm, calm, moderate, clement, tranquil, balmy << OPPOSITE cold

adjective 3. bland, thin, smooth, tasteless, insipid, flavourless

adjective 4. soothing, mollifying, emollient, demulcent, lenitive

Translations

mild [maɪld] adj [person] → apacible; [climate] → templado (= slight); ligero; [taste] → suave; [illness] → leve

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mild [maɪld] adj → doux(douce); [reproach, infection] → léger/ère; [illness] → bénin/igne; [interest] → modéré(e); [taste] → peu relevé(e)

n → bière légère

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mild [maɪld] adj → mild;

(gentle) → sanft;

(slight) (infection etc) → leicht: (interest) → gering

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mild [maɪld] adj → mite; [person, voice] → dolce; [flavour] → delicato/a; [illness] → leggero/a

n → birra leggera