mild
//ˈmaɪld//
Forms
- Comparative
- milder
- Superlative
- mildest
- Plural
- milds
Definitions
1.Gentle and not easily angered.
2.Of only moderate severity; not strict.
- He received a mild sentence.
3.Not overly felt or seriously intended.
4.Not serious or dangerous.
- I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
- NPDR can be further classified as mild, moderate, severe, or very severe, which can help predict how quickly the patient may progress to proliferative (neovascular) diabetic retinopathy (PDR).
1.A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
- 'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild.
- But Stella shouldn't really be drunk in pints the same way our dads used to drink bitter or mild that was effectively half as strong.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4397
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind”).