See Also: Mild(medicine)
mild(dictionary)
mild-mannered(dictionary)
mild 2, noun(dictionary)
mild 1, adjective(dictionary)
Pred mild(health)
Inflamase mild(health)
mild silver protein(medicine)
mild mercurial ointment(medicine)
mild foetal bradycardia(medicine)

mild (iou)



mild adjective, adverb, & noun.
[Old English milde = Old Frisian milde, Old Saxon mildi, Old High German milti (Dutch, German mild), Old Norse mildr, Gothic -mildeis, milds, from Germanic, from Indo-European base also of Latin mollis, Greek malakos soft.]
A. adjective.
a. Of a person having power, as a ruler: gracious, merciful, kind, indulgent; not harsh or severe. arch. OE.
John Rogers It teaches us..to adore him as a mild and merciful Being. J. A. Heraud This mild prince..is deservedly popular.
b. Of a rule, regime, punishment, etc.: not (so) strict or severe. L16.
Adam Smith The penalties imposed by this milder statute. H. Adams The rule of the Benedictines was always mild.
Of a person: gentle in character, manners, behaviour, etc.; not easily provoked. Of behaviour, language, etc.: conciliatory, inoffensive. OE.
R. Ellmann Though mild in disposition, John Wilde was strenuous in argument. E. Wilson The stories of Turgenev, which seem mild enough..today.
b. Of an animal: tame, gentle; not wild or fierce. Now rare or obsolete. ME.
c. Of physical exercise, a fight, etc.: not (very) violent. Of amusement or recreation: moderate, gentle, not boisterous. M19.
A. Bain There should also be social amusements of a mild character. C. Achebe A mild scuffle began right in front of me.
d. Of a person or action: feeble; lacking in energy, vigour, etc. L19.
Of weather, etc.: not rough or stormy, not sharp or severe; calm, fine; moderately warm. Of a climate: temperate. LME.
a. Of a medicine: operating gently; not producing violent effects. Of food, tobacco, etc.: not sharp, strong, or too hot in taste; not pungent. LME.
b. Of (an attack of) an illness: not severe or acute. M18.
Of light, or a luminous body: shining softly. M17.
Of soil, wood, etc.: soft, easy to work. dial. M19.
Special collocations & comb.: mild beer: not strongly flavoured with hops (opp. bitter). mild-hearted adjective tender-hearted, gentle, merciful. mild steel: containing only a small percentage of carbon, of great strength and toughness, but not readily tempered or hardened.
b. adverb. Mildly. poet. OE.
C. Wesley Mild he lays his Glory by, Bornthat Man no more may die.
C. noun. (A drink of) mild beer. L19.
mildish adjective tending to mildness, fairly mild E19.
mildness noun ME.