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English Dictionary: mildness by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mildness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mildness
n
  1. good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn: mildness, clemency]
  2. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"
    Synonym(s): gentleness, softness, mildness
  3. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
    Synonym(s): lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mildness \Mild"ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper;
      the mildness of the winter.
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