MILD


Meaning of MILD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ maɪld ]

adj. 1 (esp. of a person) gentle and conciliatory. 2 (of a rule, punishment, illness, feeling, etc.) moderate; not severe. 3 (of the weather, esp. in winter) moderately warm. 4 a (of food, tobacco, etc.) not sharp or strong in taste etc. b Brit. (of beer) not strongly flavoured with hops (cf. BITTER). 5 (of medicine) operating gently. 6 tame, feeble; lacking energy or vivacity. ømild steel steel containing a small percentage of carbon, strong and tough but not readily tempered. øømilden v.tr. & intr. mildish adj. mildness n. [OE milde f. Gmc]

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