English Explanatory Dictionary

mild

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.
noun
  1. A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale

Pronunciation

mīld /ˈmaɪld/ en-us-mild.ogg

Word forms

mild milder mildest milde milds

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

strong harsh severe irritating violent disagreeable

Derived words

amnestic mild cognitive impairment draw it mild mild as milk mildish mildly mild-mannered mildness mild sauce mild steel mild-tempered overmild mild and bitter
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