Adjective: mild (milder,mildest) mI(-u)ld
- Moderate in type, degree, effect or force; far from extreme
"fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"
- Pleasantly without extremes
"the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth";
- balmy, soft
- Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"mild and self-effacing";
- meek, modest
Derived forms: milder, mildest
See also: clement, degree, gentle, grade, humble, level, mild-mannered, moderate, soft, temperate
Antonym: intense
Encyclopedia: Mild