01 a. Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, …
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Mild steel —
steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened.