mild
English edit
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Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mild (comparative milder, superlative mildest)
- Gentle and not easily angered.
- a mild man
- (of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict.
- He received a mild sentence.
- Not overly felt or seriously intended.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
- (of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
- 2002, Rachel Simon, Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey:
- I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
- 2003, Janice A. Gault, Ophthalmology Pearls:
- 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).
- (of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
- a mild day
- mild weather
- (of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
- a mild anaesthetic
- (of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
- a mild curry
Synonyms edit
- soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive
- See also Thesaurus:intermediate
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Noun edit
mild (plural milds)
- (British) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
- 1998, Robert Rankin, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag, page 112:
- 'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild.
- 2011, Pete Brown, Three Sheets to the Wind:
- 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.
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Further reading edit
- chapter MILD, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- chapter MILD, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- chapter MILD, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Danish edit
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Pronunciation edit
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mild
Inflection edit
Inflection of mild | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | mild | mildere | mildest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | mildt | mildere | mildest2 |
Plural | milde | mildere | mildest2 |
Definite attributive1 | milde | mildere | mildeste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch milde, from Old Dutch mildi, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mild (comparative milder, superlative mildst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of mild | ||||
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uninflected | mild | |||
inflected | milde | |||
comparative | milder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | mild | milder | het mildst het mildste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | milde | mildere | mildste |
n. sing. | mild | milder | mildste | |
plural | milde | mildere | mildste | |
definite | milde | mildere | mildste | |
partitive | milds | milders | — |
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German milte, from Old High German milti. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German milde.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mild (strong nominative masculine singular milder, comparative milder, superlative am mildesten)
- mild (in all of its common senses)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist mild | sie ist mild | es ist mild | sie sind mild | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | milder | milde | mildes | milde |
genitive | milden | milder | milden | milder | |
dative | mildem | milder | mildem | milden | |
accusative | milden | milde | mildes | milde | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der milde | die milde | das milde | die milden |
genitive | des milden | der milden | des milden | der milden | |
dative | dem milden | der milden | dem milden | den milden | |
accusative | den milden | die milde | das milde | die milden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein milder | eine milde | ein mildes | (keine) milden |
genitive | eines milden | einer milden | eines milden | (keiner) milden | |
dative | einem milden | einer milden | einem milden | (keinen) milden | |
accusative | einen milden | eine milde | ein mildes | (keine) milden |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist milder | sie ist milder | es ist milder | sie sind milder | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | milderer | mildere | milderes | mildere |
genitive | milderen | milderer | milderen | milderer | |
dative | milderem | milderer | milderem | milderen | |
accusative | milderen | mildere | milderes | mildere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der mildere | die mildere | das mildere | die milderen |
genitive | des milderen | der milderen | des milderen | der milderen | |
dative | dem milderen | der milderen | dem milderen | den milderen | |
accusative | den milderen | die mildere | das mildere | die milderen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein milderer | eine mildere | ein milderes | (keine) milderen |
genitive | eines milderen | einer milderen | eines milderen | (keiner) milderen | |
dative | einem milderen | einer milderen | einem milderen | (keinen) milderen | |
accusative | einen milderen | eine mildere | ein milderes | (keine) milderen |
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
mild (neuter singular mildt, definite singular and plural milde, comparative mildere, indefinite superlative mildest, definite superlative mildeste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “mild” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz. Akin to English mild.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mild (neuter mildt, definite singular and plural milde, comparative mildare, indefinite superlative mildast, definite superlative mildaste)
- mild
- I mai er det ofte mildt i veret.
- In May, the weather is often mild
- I mai er det ofte mildt i veret.
- gentle
- lenient
- Dommeren gav han ei mild straff.
- The judge gave him a lenient punishment.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “mild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian milde, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz. More at mild.
Adjective edit
mild
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish milder, from Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
mild (comparative mildare, superlative mildast)
- mild
- en mild vinter
- a mild winter
- mild citronsmak
- mild lemon flavor
- ett milt straff
- a mild punishment
- Det gick inte helt perfekt, milt uttryckt
- It didn't go perfectly, to put it mildly ("mildly expressed")
Declension edit
Inflection of mild | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | mild | mildare | mildast |
Neuter singular | milt | mildare | mildast |
Plural | milda | mildare | mildast |
Masculine plural3 | milde | mildare | mildast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | milde | mildare | mildaste |
All | milda | mildare | mildaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- mild in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mild in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mild in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- mild in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- milder in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T