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mild
[ mahyld ]
adjective
- amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
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Antonyms:
- characterized by or showing such gentleness, as manners or speech:
a mild voice.
- not cold, severe, or extreme, as air or weather:
mild breezes.
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Antonyms:
- not sharp, pungent, or strong:
a mild flavor.
Synonyms:
- not acute or serious, as disease:
a mild case of flu.
- gentle or moderate in force or effect:
mild penalties.
Antonyms:
- 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.
mild
/ ɪ /
adjective
- (of a taste, sensation, etc) not powerful or strong; bland
a mild curry
- gentle or temperate in character, climate, behaviour, etc
- not extreme; moderate
a mild rebuke
- feeble; unassertive
noun
- draught beer, of darker colour than bitter and flavoured with fewer hops
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- l adverb
- n noun
- v· adjective
- i· adjective
- semi·n noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of mild1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mild1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Symptoms can range from the mild to very serious.
Doctors first suspected she was perimenopause or had irritable bowel syndrome and tests found a mild infection, but no follow-ups were done.
Is it when a mild earthquake doesn’t make you flinch?
In a dire report last week, media analyst firm Moffett Nathanson wrote, “in a world where a recession hits the U.S., advertising will be hit harder — even in a relatively mild and quick recession scenario.”
This year’s Picnic Day, a free celebration, featured a parade, battle of the bands, fashion show and other events on an otherwise picture-perfect day with mild temperatures and a deep blue sky.
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