mild

Meaning

1. Gentle and not easily angered.
2. Of only moderate severity; not strict.
3. Not overly felt or seriously intended.
4. Not serious or dangerous.
5. Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
6. Acting gently and without causing harm.
7. Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.

gentle

not strong

adj i & 3 damp

adj 5 & 9 soft

subclinical

not loud

not hot-tempered

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaɪld/

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.