Mild (?), a.
[Compar. Milder (?); superl.
Mildest.]
[AS. milde; akin to OS.
mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. &
Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith.
melas dear, Gr. &?; gladdening gifts.] 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.
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