mild

Definitions


[mʌɪld], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not severe, serious, or harsh
(e.g: mild criticism)

- gentle and not easily provoked
(e.g: she was implacable, despite her mild exterior)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English milde (originally in the sense ‘gracious, not severe in command’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German mild, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mollis and Greek malthakos ‘soft’


[mʌɪld], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a kind of dark beer not strongly flavoured with hops


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English milde (originally in the sense ‘gracious, not severe in command’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German mild, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mollis and Greek malthakos ‘soft’




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