MILD
balmy, mild, soft
(adjective) mild and pleasant; “balmy days and nights”; “the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth”; “a soft breeze”
mild
(adjective) 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”
meek, mild, modest
(adjective) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; “meek and self-effacing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mild (comparative milder, superlative mildest)
Gentle and not easily angered.
(of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict.
Not overly felt or seriously intended.
(of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
(of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
(of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
(of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
Synonyms
• soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive
• See also intermediate
Antonyms
• strong
• harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable
Noun
mild (plural milds)
(British) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
Source: Wiktionary
Mild, a. [Compar. Milder; superl. Mildest.] Etym: [AS. milde; akin to
OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild,
Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr.
Definition: 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.
The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon. Waller.
Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. Rogers.
Mild, or Low, steel, steel that has but little carbon in it and is
not readily hardened.
Syn.
– Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid;
meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive;
assuasive. See Gentle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition