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Webster 1913 Edition
Mild
Mild
(mīld)
, Adj.
[
Com
par.
Milder
; sup
erl.
Mildest
.] [AS.
milde
; akin to OS. mildi
, D. & G. mild
, OHG. milti
, Icel. mildr
, Sw. & Dan. mild
, Goth. milds
; cf. Lith. melas
dear, Gr. [GREEK] 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
And
milder
glory to the noon. Waller.
Adore him as a
mild
and merciful Being. Rogers.
Mild steel
, 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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Mild
MILD
,Adj.
1.
Soft; gently and pleasantly affecting the senses; not violent; as a mild air; a mild sun; a mild temperature; a mild light. The rosy morn resigns her light
And milder glory to the noon.
And with a milder gleam refreshed the sight.
2.
Not acrid, pungent, corrosive or drastic; operating gently; not acrimonious; demulcent; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive; as a mild liquor; a mild cataplasm; a mild cathartic or emetic.3.
Tender and gentle in temper or disposition; kind; compassionate; merciful; clement; indulgent; not severe or cruel. It teaches us to adore him as a mild and merciful Being.
4.
Not fierce, rough or angry; as mild words.5.
Placid; not fierce; not stern; not frowning; as a mild look or aspect.6.
Not sharp, tart, sour or bitter; moderately sweet or pleasant to the taste; as mild fruit.7.
Calm; tranquil. When passion subsides the temper becomes mild.8.
Moderate; not violent or intense; as a mild heat.