mild

adj

/ˈmaɪld/

Etymology

From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind”). Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian milde (“mild”), West Frisian myld (“mild”), Dutch mild (“mild”), Low German milde (“mild”), German mild (“mild”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”), Old Norse mildr.

derived from *melh₂-✻
derived from *mildijaz✻
derived from milde
derived from milde

Definitions

1
Gentle and not easily angered.
- a mild man
2
Of only moderate severity
Of only moderate severity; not strict.
- He received a mild sentence.
Not overly felt or seriously intended.
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1. 4
  Not serious or dangerous.
  - I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
  - NPDR can be further classified as mild, moderate, severe, or very severe, which can help predict how quickly the patient may progress to proliferative (neovascular) diabetic retinopathy (PDR).
2. 5
  Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
  - a mild day
  - mild weather
3. 6
  Acting gently and without causing harm.
  - a mild anaesthetic
4. 7
  Not sharp or bitter
  Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
  - a mild curry
5. 8
  A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour
  A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
  - 'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild.
  - But Stella shouldn't really be drunk in pints the same way our dads used to drink bitter or mild that was effectively half as strong.

The neighborhood

synonymsoft
synonymgentle
synonymbland
synonymcalm
synonymtranquil
synonymsoothing
synonympleasant
synonymplacid
synonymmeek
synonymkind
synonymtender
synonymindulgent
antonymstrong
antonymharsh
antonymsevere
antonymirritating
antonymviolent
antonymdisagreeable

Derived

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A definitional loop anchored at mild. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

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