mild
adjective
[ mʌɪld ]
• not severe, serious, or harsh.
• "mild criticism"
• gentle and not easily provoked.
• "she was implacable, despite her mild exterior"
Similar:
gentle,
tender,
soft,
soft-hearted,
tender-hearted,
sensitive,
sympathetic,
warm,
warm-hearted,
unassuming,
conciliatory,
placid,
meek,
modest,
docile,
calm,
tranquil,
serene,
peaceful,
peaceable,
pacific,
good-natured,
amiable,
affable,
genial,
easy,
easy-going,
mellow,
mild
noun
• a kind of dark beer not strongly flavoured with hops.
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’.
