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mild

UK/ˈmaɪld/ US/ˈmaɪld/ fairly common uk

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

  • “meek and self-effacing”
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3.

mild and pleasant

  • “balmy days and nights”
  • “the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth”
  • “a soft breeze”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • amnestic mild cognitive impairment
  • draw it mild
  • mild as milk
  • mild sauce
  • mild steel

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