Mild — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈaɪld/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɪld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɪld/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈaɪld/.

Examples

a mild winter storm
a mild fever
fortunately the pain was mild

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

meek modest balmy soft

Antonyms

intense

Parts of Speech

adjective	moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme “a mild winter storm”
adjective	humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness “meek and self-effacing”
adjective	mild and pleasant “balmy days and nights”

Word Forms

mildness	noun	acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
meekness	noun	the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
balm	noun	any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
softness	noun	the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

leicht

mäßig in Art oder Ausmaß oder Wirkung oder Kraft; alles andere als extrem

🇫🇷French

bénin

modéré en type, en degré, en effet ou en force ; loin d'être extrême

🇪🇸Spanish

leve

moderado en tipo, grado, efecto o fuerza; lejos de ser extremo

🇮🇹Italian

blando

moderato nel tipo, nel grado, nell'effetto o nella forza; tutt'altro che estremo

🇵🇹Portuguese

leve

moderado em tipo, grau, efeito ou força; longe de ser extremo

🇷🇺Russian

мягкий

умеренный по типу, степени, эффекту или силе; далеко не крайность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हल्का

प्रकार या डिग्री या प्रभाव या बल में मध्यम; अति से बहुत दूर

🇧🇩Bengali

হালকা

টাইপ বা ডিগ্রি বা প্রভাব বা শক্তিতে মধ্যপন্থী; চরম থেকে অনেক দূরে

🇮🇳Tamil

லேசான

வகை அல்லது பட்டம் அல்லது விளைவு அல்லது சக்தியில் மிதமானது; தீவிரத்திலிருந்து வெகு தொலைவில்

🇮🇳Telugu

తేలికపాటి

రకం లేదా డిగ్రీ లేదా ప్రభావం లేదా శక్తిలో మితమైన; తీవ్రమైన నుండి దూరంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

सौम्य

मध्यम प्रकार किंवा पदवी किंवा प्रभाव किंवा शक्ती; अत्यंत दूर

🇮🇳Gujarati

હળવું

પ્રકાર અથવા ડિગ્રી અથવા અસર અથવા બળમાં મધ્યમ; આત્યંતિકથી દૂર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೌಮ್ಯ

ಮಾದರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪದವಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಧ್ಯಮ; ವಿಪರೀತದಿಂದ ದೂರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൗമ്യമായ

തരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഡിഗ്രി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശക്തിയിൽ മിതമായ; അങ്ങേയറ്റം അകലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਲਕੇ

ਕਿਸਮ ਜਾਂ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਰਮਿਆਨੀ; ਬਹੁਤ ਦੂਰ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

معتدل

قسم یا ڈگری یا اثر یا طاقت میں اعتدال پسند؛ انتہائی سے دور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

温和的

类型、程度、效果或力量中等；远非极端

🇯🇵Japanese

軽度

種類、程度、効果、力において中程度。極端とはほど遠い

🇰🇷Korean

경증

유형이나 정도, 효과 또는 힘이 중간 정도입니다. 극단적인 것과는 거리가 멀다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhẹ

vừa phải về loại hoặc mức độ hoặc tác dụng hoặc lực lượng; xa cực đoan

🇹🇭Thai

อ่อน

ปานกลางในลักษณะหรือระดับหรือผลกระทบหรือแรง ห่างไกลจากสุดขั้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

lembut

sedang dalam jenis atau derajat atau akibat atau kekuatan; jauh dari kata ekstrim

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi gaanong matindi

katamtaman sa uri o antas o epekto o puwersa; malayo sa sukdulan

🇲🇾Malay

ringan

sederhana dalam jenis atau darjah atau kesan atau daya; jauh dari melampau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفيف

معتدل في النوع أو الدرجة أو التأثير أو القوة؛ بعيدا عن التطرف

🇮🇷Persian

خفیف

متوسط در نوع یا درجه یا اثر یا نیرو; دور از افراط

🇹🇷Turkish

hafif

tür veya derece veya etki veya kuvvet bakımından orta düzeyde; aşırılıktan uzak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָתוּן

מתון בסוג או בדרגה או בהשפעה או בכוח; רחוק מלהיות קיצוני

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