mild

CEFRB1

/ˈmaɪld/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not strong, severe, or extreme.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not overly felt or seriously intended.

Examples

  • Spring brings mild weather after the cold winter.

  • We had a mild winter last year.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of only moderate severity; not strict.

  2. Gentle and not easily angered.

  3. Not serious or dangerous.

More examples

In context

  • A mild form of the disease

  • He received a mild sentence.

  • mild weather

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind”). Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian milde (“mild”), West Frisian myld (“mild”), Dutch mild (“mild”), Low German milde (“mild”), German mild (“mild”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”), Old Norse mildr.