mild
Americanadjective
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amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- Antonyms:
- forceful
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characterized by or showing such gentleness, as manners or speech.
a mild voice.
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not cold, severe, or extreme, as air or weather.
mild breezes.
- Antonyms:
- severe
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not sharp, pungent, or strong.
a mild flavor.
- Synonyms:
- bland
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not acute or serious, as disease.
a mild case of flu.
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gentle or moderate in force or effect.
mild penalties.
- Antonyms:
- harsh
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soft; pleasant.
mild sunshine.
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moderate in intensity, degree, or character.
mild regret.
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British Dialect. comparatively soft and easily worked, as soil, wood, or stone.
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Obsolete. kind or gracious.
noun
adjective
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(of a taste, sensation, etc) not powerful or strong; bland
a mild curry
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gentle or temperate in character, climate, behaviour, etc
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not extreme; moderate
a mild rebuke
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feeble; unassertive
noun
Related Words
See gentle.
Other Word Forms
- mildly adverb
- mildness noun
- overmild adjective
- semimild adjective
- semimildness noun
Etymology
Origin of mild
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English milde; cognate with German mild; akin to Greek malthakós “soft”
Example Sentences
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The reaction runs under relatively mild temperatures and pressures and is powered by LED light.
From Science Daily
Reappropriation works, the researchers theorize, because it signals confidence and humor on the part of the brand, especially when the insult seems mild or unjustified.
Though the weather was mild, the smell of a spring storm was in the air.
From Literature
According to submissions made to the court by Adichie's legal team, Nkanu had initially been admitted to Atlantis Hospital in Lagos with what was described as a worsening but mild illness.
From BBC
The researchers also observed that people diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia showed weaker vascular function compared to cognitively normal participants.
From Science Daily
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