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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

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mild

adj mild [maild]

1 (of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour such a mild man. matig لَطيف، دَمِث، لَيِّن кротък mírný mild; blid sanft ήπιος, πράος apacible, afable, dulce leebe مهربان lempeä doux עָדִין विनम्र prijazan szelíd lembut mildur; blíðlyndur mite 温厚な 부드러운, 유순한 švelnaus būdo, švelnus maigs; lēnprātīgs lembut zachtaardig mild, blid łagodny plácido blând мягкий, кроткий mierny, pokojný blag blag mild, blid อ่อนโยน nazik 溫和的 м'який, лагідний نرم مزاج hoà nhẽ 温和的

2 (of punishment etc) not severe a mild sentence. matig خَفيف лек (наказание) lehký mild; let mild επιεικής,ε λαφρός ligero, leve kerge ملایم lievä léger קַל नरम umjeren mérsékelt ringan mildur, vægur lieve 寛大な 관대한, 가벼운 švelnus, negriežtas viegls ringan mild mild łagodny suave uşor мягкий mierny blag blag mild, lindrig โทษ) เบา hafif 輕微的 помірний ہلکا nhẹ (hình phạt) 轻微的

3 (of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm a mild spring day. matig مُعْتَدِل мек (за климат) vlahý mild mild ήπιος (για καιρό) benigno, suave, templado mahe ملایم leuto doux מָתוּן सादा topao enyhe sejuk mildur mite 穏やかな 포근한 nešaltas, malonus liegs; rēns dingin zacht mild ciepły suave călduţ умеренный; тёплый príjemný mil blag mild, ljum อากาศ) อบอุ่น ılık, yumuşak 溫暖的 теплий, помірний معتدل ôn hòa 温暖的

4 (of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot a mild curry. matig غَيْر حاد нелютив jemný mild mild μη καυτερός suave mahe ملایم mieto peu épicé מְעוּדָן, לֹא חָרִיף हल्का, मृदु (भोजन, तंबाखू आदि) blag enyhe tidak pedas (bragð)mildur delicato, non forte 甘口の 순한 neaštrus, švelnaus skonio viegls; ne ass tidak pedas niet scherp mild; lett-, svak nieostry brando care nu ustură, care nu e iute неострый jemný, slabý nepikanten blag mild (อาหารหรือเครื่องดื่ม) ซึ่งมีรสชาติอ่อน acı olmayan, hafif 味淡的，不辣的 негострий سادی غذا không gắt 味淡的

adv mildly

matig بِلَطافَه، باعْتِدال умерено mírně mildt; blidt mild ήπια, επιεικώς ligeramente leebelt به نرمی doucement בְּרַכּוּת, בַּעֲדִינוּת नम्रतापूर्वक blago enyhén secara lembut blíðlega, mjúklega dolcemente 穏やかに 부드럽게 švelniai maigi; saudzīgi dengan lembut mild mildt, lett, svakt; blidt łagodnie suavemente cu blândeţe мягко mierne blago blago milt อย่างเบา ๆ tatlılıkla; kibarca; biraz; hafifçe 溫和地 м'яко نرمی سے một cách nhẹ nhàng 温和地

n mildness

matigheid لَطافَه، إعْتِدال мекота mírnost mildhed; blidhed die Milde ηπιότητα, επιείκεια suavidad, apacibilidad, levedad leebus ملایمت mietous douceur מְתִינוּת नम्रता blagost enyheség kelembutan mildi mitezza, dolcezza 温和 부드러움 švelnumas maigums kelembutan mildheid, zachtheid mildhet, letthet łagodność suavidade blândeţe мягкость miernosť blagost blagost mildhet ความอ่อน naziklik; yumuşaklık; hafiflik 溫和 м'якість; помірність اعتدال tính nhẹ nhàng; ôn hoà 温和