- Mildness
- Mildness Mild"ness, n. The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mildness
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mildness — (n.) O.E. mildnes mildness, mercy, from MILD (Cf. mild) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
mildness — index amenity, humanity (humaneness), lenience, moderation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mildness — mild ► ADJECTIVE 1) gentle and not easily provoked. 2) of moderate severity, intensity, or effect. 3) not sharp or strong in flavour. 4) (of weather) moderately warm; less cold than expected. ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a kind of dark beer not strongly… … English terms dictionary
mildness — noun 1. good weather with comfortable temperatures • Syn: ↑clemency • Derivationally related forms: ↑clement (for: ↑clemency), ↑mild • Hypernyms: ↑good w … Useful english dictionary
mildness — noun see mild … New Collegiate Dictionary
mildness — See mildly. * * * … Universalium
mildness — noun The quality of being mild; gentleness … Wiktionary
mildness — Synonyms and related words: abnegation, abstinence, acceptance, affability, amiability, bonhomie, calm, calmness, clemency, clementness, compassion, conservatism, constraint, continence, control, cool, cordiality, deadness, dispassion,… … Moby Thesaurus
mildness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tolerance, tenderness, gentleness; see kindness 1 … English dictionary for students
mildness — sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 73 … Oldest English Words
