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Mild   /maɪld/   Listen
Mild

adjective
(compar. milder; superl. mildest)
1.
Moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.  "A mild fever" , "Fortunately the pain was mild" , "A mild rebuke" , "Mild criticism"
2.
Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.  Synonyms: meek, modest.
3.
Mild and pleasant.  Synonyms: balmy, soft.  "The climate was mild and conducive to life or growth" , "A soft breeze"



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"Mild" Quotes from Famous Books



... the night, Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began. The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kissed, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the ...
— The Hundred Best English Poems • Various
... fair Laura sunk in anguish, Kneeling, O! behold her on the grassy hill, Mild evening's sportive zephyrs gently ...
— The Bakchesarian Fountain and Other Poems • Alexander Pushkin and other authors
... 1845-6 was an exceptionally mild one, and she suffered less than usual; and in the spring of 1846 her lover claimed her promise. Throughout the summer she continued to gain strength, being able, not only to drive out, but even to walk short distances, and to visit a few of her special friends such as Mr. Kenyon and Mr. Boyd. ...
— The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) • Frederic G. Kenyon
... the day round to south and east; temperature mild. A few natives made their appearance on the north-west side of the lake some distance off; towards afternoon four of their young men came to the opposite side. I sent for them and they came over and had some dinner; after a few questions ...
— McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia • John McKinlay
... heaven. The poor orphans would gather round your dying bed, and weep for their second father. Thus speaks old Wallenberg, gentlemen, whose life has been spent in settling the disputes of this world according to the mild precepts of christianity, a religion that at once consults our happiness ...
— The Lawyers, A Drama in Five Acts • Augustus William Iffland


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