Mild Maɪld Safe Sedative Winter Adjective Bre Form

• a mild form of the disease
• a mild punishment/criticism
• it's safe to take a mild sedative.
• use a soap that is mild on the skin.

mild

1. not severe or strong
• a mild form of the disease
• a mild punishment/criticism
• It's safe to take a mild sedative.
• Use a soap that is mild on the skin.
2. not very cold, and therefore pleasant
• compare hard
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hard_1
• the mildest winter since records began
• a mild climate
3. not great or extreme
• synonym slight
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/slight_1
• mild irritation/amusement/disapproval
• a mild state of shock
• She looked at him in mild surprise.
4. gentle and kind; not usually getting angry or violent
• synonym equable
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/equable
• a mild woman, who never shouted
5. not strong, spicy or bitter
• opposite hot
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hot_1
• a mild curry
• mild cheese

Extra Examples

• His voice was deceptively mild.
• It’s quite mild for the time of year.
• Later in the week the weather turned very mild.
• She’s not so meek and mild as she seems.
• The climate in Japan is generally mild.
• The infection seems quite mild, so she should be better soon.
• The late summer air was surprisingly mild.
• The pain is comparatively mild at the moment.
• a fairly mild flavour
• If you like mild cheese, try pasteurised Stilton.
• It was a very mild criticism but he took it very badly.
• It wasn’t in keeping with his usually mild manner.
• It’s safe to take a mild sedative.
• Most of the birds seek out milder climates during the winter months.
• She was a mild and quiet person who never raised her voice.
• That winter was exceptionally mild.
• The mild spell lasted well into November.
• The night was mild, with a hint of rain.
• The weather had been unseasonably mild.

Word 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’.