MILDNESS

lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity

(noun) mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

gentleness, softness, mildness

(noun) acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; “his fingers have learned gentleness”; “suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby”; “even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough”

mildness, clemency

(noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mildness (countable and uncountable, plural mildnesses)

The quality of being mild; gentleness.

Anagrams

• mindless

Source: Wiktionary


Mild"ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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