mild

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Etymology

From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to beat, pound, grind”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”). 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 mild (“mild”), Swedish mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmaɪld/, X-SAMPA: /"maIld/

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• Rhymes: -aɪld

Adjective

mild (comparative milder, superlative mildest)

1. Gentle and not easily provoked:
   1. (of a rule or punishment) of only moderate severity.

      He received a mild sentence

   2. not keenly felt or seriously intended.
   3. (of an illness or pain) not serious or dangerous.
   4. (of weather) moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
   5. (of a medicine or cosmetic) acting gently and without causing harm.
   6. (of food, drink, or tobacco) not sharp, or strong in flavor.
   • 2002, Rachel Simon, Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey^[1]:

     I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.

   • 2003, Janice A. Gault, Ophthalmology Pearls^[2]:

     NPDR can be further classified as mild, moderate, severe, or very severe, which can help predict how quickly the patient may progress to proliferative (neovascular) diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Synonyms

• soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive
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Antonyms

• strong
• harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable

Translations

gentle; pleasant; kind; soft

• Catalan: suau (ca)
• Chamicuro: pe'cha
• Chinese: 溫和的, 温和的
• Czech: mírný (cs) m
• Dutch: mild (nl), zacht (nl)
• French: doux (fr) m, douce (fr) f
• Georgian: რბილი (ka) (rbili)
• German: mild (de)
• Greek: ήπιος (el) (ípios)
• Interlingua: blande (ia)
• Italian: delicato (it) m, delicata (it) f, mite (it) m and f

• Japanese: 穏やか (ja) (おだやか, odayaka), 緩やか (ja) (ゆるやか, yuruyaka), 温厚 (ja) (おんこう, onkō)
• Korean: 온화한 (ko)
• Latvian: mīksts (lv)
• Macedonian: благ (mk) (blag) m, кроток (mk) (krótok) m
• Old English: wēþe (ang)
• Polish: łagodny (pl)
• Portuguese: suave (pt) m and f, gentil (pt) m and f
• Russian: мягкий (ru) (mjagkij), слабый (ru) (slabyj)
• Spanish: suave (es) m and f, leve (es)
• Welsh: mwyn (cy)

Noun

mild (plural milds)

1. (UK) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale

Derived terms

• mild and bitter

External links

• mild in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• mild in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• mild at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse mildr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mil/, [milˀ]

Adjective

mild (neuter mildt, definite and plural milde, comparative mildere, superlative mildest)

1. mild, gentle, soft
2. light, lenient

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Dutch

Adjective

mild (comparative milder, superlative mildst)

1. mild

Declension

Declension of mild

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		mild	milder
neuter singular	indefinite	mild	milder
	definite	milde	mildere	mildste	mildst, mildste
common singular		milde	mildere	mildste	mildste
plural		milde	mildere	mildste	mildste
partitive		milds	milders

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German

Etymology

From Old High German milti.

Adjective

mild (comparative milder, superlative am mildesten)

1. mild

Declension

positive forms of mild

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist mild	sie ist mild	es ist mild	sie sind mild
strong declension (without article)	nominative	milder	milde	mildes	milde
	genitive	milden	milder	milden	milder
	dative	mildem	milder	mildem	milden
	accusative	milden	milde	mildes	milde
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der milde	die milde	das milde	die milden
	genitive	des milden	der milden	des milden	der milden
	dative	dem milden	der milden	dem milden	den milden
	accusative	den milden	die milde	das milde	die milden
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein milder	eine milde	ein mildes	(keine) milden
	genitive	eines milden	einer milden	eines milden	(keiner) milden
	dative	einem milden	einer milden	einem milden	(keinen) milden
	accusative	einen milden	eine milde	ein mildes	(keine) milden

comparative forms of mild

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist milder	sie ist milder	es ist milder	sie sind milder
strong declension (without article)	nominative	milderer	mildere	milderes	mildere
	genitive	milderen	milderer	milderen	milderer
	dative	milderem	milderer	milderem	milderen
	accusative	milderen	mildere	milderes	mildere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der mildere	die mildere	das mildere	die milderen
	genitive	des milderen	der milderen	des milderen	der milderen
	dative	dem milderen	der milderen	dem milderen	den milderen
	accusative	den milderen	die mildere	das mildere	die milderen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein milderer	eine mildere	ein milderes	(keine) milderen
	genitive	eines milderen	einer milderen	eines milderen	(keiner) milderen
	dative	einem milderen	einer milderen	einem milderen	(keinen) milderen
	accusative	einen milderen	eine mildere	ein milderes	(keine) milderen

superlative forms of mild

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am mildesten	sie ist am mildesten	es ist am mildesten	sie sind am mildesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	mildester	mildeste	mildestes	mildeste
	genitive	mildesten	mildester	mildesten	mildester
	dative	mildestem	mildester	mildestem	mildesten
	accusative	mildesten	mildeste	mildestes	mildeste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der mildeste	die mildeste	das mildeste	die mildesten
	genitive	des mildesten	der mildesten	des mildesten	der mildesten
	dative	dem mildesten	der mildesten	dem mildesten	den mildesten
	accusative	den mildesten	die mildeste	das mildeste	die mildesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein mildester	eine mildeste	ein mildestes	(keine) mildesten
	genitive	eines mildesten	einer mildesten	eines mildesten	(keiner) mildesten
	dative	einem mildesten	einer mildesten	einem mildesten	(keinen) mildesten
	accusative	einen mildesten	eine mildeste	ein mildestes	(keine) mildesten

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mild

1. mild, gentle
2. bland; not hot or strong (about taste of food)
3. weak; not corrosive or aggressive

   en mild ättiksyralösning

   a weak solution of acetic acid

4. not extreme; about weather: neither hot nor cold

Declension

Declension of mild

Inflections of mild		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	mild	mildare		mildast
	Neuter	milt
Definite singular	Masc.	milde		mildaste
	All	milda		mildaste
Plural		milda		mildaste