- Milder
- Mild Mild (m[imac]ld), 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.
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The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
{Mild steel}, or {Low steel}, steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See {Gentle}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
