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Adjective: mild (milder,mildest)  mI(-u)ld
  1. 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"
     
  2. Pleasantly without extremes
    "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth";
    - balmy, soft
     
  3. 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