English Explanatory Dictionary

mildness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being mild; gentleness.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

mildness mildnesses

Etymology

From Middle English mildenesse, from Old English mildnes, mildness, equivalent to mild + -ness. Cognate with Old High German miltnissa (“compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity”).

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