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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
mild
    adj 1: moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from
           extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever";
           "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild
           criticism" [ant: intense]
    2: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or
       even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn:
       meek, mild, modest]
    3: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was
       mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" [syn:
       balmy, mild, soft]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mild \Mild\ (m[imac]ld), a. [Compar. Milder; superl.
   Mildest.] [AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG.
   milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith.
   melas dear, Gr. ? 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.
   [1913 Webster]

         The rosy morn resigns her light
         And milder glory to the noon.            --Waller.
   [1913 Webster]

         Adore him as a mild and merciful Being.  --Rogers.
   [1913 Webster]

   Mild steel, or Low steel, steel that has but little
      carbon in it and is not readily hardened.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant;
        placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement;
        mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See Gentle.
        [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Mild:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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