Definition of Mild

Pronunciation: mīld
a.1.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.
Adore him as a mild and merciful Being.
- Rogers.
Mild steel
steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened.


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