noun.
Mildness; gentleness.
To become mild.
To make merciful.
To pity; pardon.
Possessing softness or gentleness of disposition; soft-mannered; kindly disposed; good-tempered.
Exercising gentleness in conduct or action; not harsh or unfeeling; considerate; conciliatory.
Marked by softness or kindness; gentle in character, method, or appearance; manifesting or expressing mildness; mollifying; tranquil; placid: as, mild words or manners; a mild rebuke; a mild aspect.
Gentle or moderate in force, operation, or effect; not harsh or irritating; emollient; bland; genial: as, mild medicine; mild winds; a mild remedy.
Moderate in quality or degree; of mitigated force; weak in kind; free from harshness or roughness; hence, not hard to endure, manage, etc.: as, mild fruit; mild dissipation; mild efforts.
Hence, new; not having gained the taste that comes by keeping: said of malt liquors: as, mild ale
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[Mild forms the first element in a number of compounds of obvious signification: for example, mild-flavored, mild-looking, mild-mannered, mild-spirited, mild-tempered.]