mild : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mild	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mild adj 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" Antonym(s): intense humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" Synonym(s): meek, mild, modest mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" Synonym(s): balmy, mild, soft
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mild \Mild\, a. [Compar. {Milder}; superl. {Mildest}.] [AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr. [?] gladdening gifts.] Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity. The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon. --Waller. Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. --Rogers. {Mild}, [or] {Low}, {steel}, steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened. Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See {Gentle}.