Mild
Mild (mīld) , adjective
[Anglo-Saxon milde; akin to Old Saxon mildi, Dutch & German mild, Old High German milti, Icelandic mildr, Swedish & Danish mild, Gothic milds; compare Lithuanian melas dear, Greek {not transcribed} gladdening gifts.]
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.
Adore him as a mild and merciful Being.
Collocations (1)
Mild steel or Low steel , steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened.