mild

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 3 Dutch 3.1 Adjective 4 German 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adjective 5 Swedish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English milde; akin to Old Saxon mildi, Dutch mild, German mild, Icelandic mildur, Swedish mild, Danish mild, Gothic milds; confer Lithuanian melas ‘dear’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmaɪld/, SAMPA: /"maIld/
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• Rhymes: -aɪld

[edit] Adjective

mild (comparative milder, superlative mildest)

1. 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 milder glory to the noon. -Waller.

   Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. -Rogers.

[edit] Synonyms

• soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive.
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[edit] Antonyms

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

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

mild (plural milds)

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

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• mild and bitter

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse mildr.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mil/, [milˀ]

[edit] Adjective

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

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

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Adjective

mild, milde (comparative milder, mildere; superlative mildst, mildste)

1. mild

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From Old High German milti.

[edit] Adjective

mild (milder, am mildesten)

1. mild

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[edit] Adjective

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

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