1Not severe, serious, or harsh.

1. 1.1 (of weather) moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
   mild winters

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   • The weather is mild - warm days, cool nights, and not much rain.
   • However, the mild weather during late winter and early spring has resulted in the early hatching of over-wintered Nematodirus eggs.
   • However, the mild weather did not persist, and bitter cold accompanied by severe storms characterized much of March and April.
   • This mild climate can be attributed to several factors.
   • The weather was mild to hot and humid, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies.
   • In May, weather is mild enough to begin planting tropicals (hibiscus, mandevilla).
   • The winter weather is unseasonably mild under blue sky.
   • In the Mediterranean region the weather is mild and rainy in the winter and dry and very hot in the summer.
   • This is because shallow ponds warm faster than deep lakes during the spurts of mild weather in February and early March.
   • Expect fireworks in what should be mild weather at game time in Kansas City.
   • To control plant size and shape, prune in winter in mild climates.
   • Ireland doesn't have an extreme climate: the weather is normally mild throughout these winter months.
   • Plants suffer most when warm / mild weather is suddenly replaced with cold.
   • For winter bloom (in mild climates), mix in plenty of calendula, pansies, primroses, or violas.
   • Tropical continental air is very dry and tends to bring very warm weather during the summer and unseasonably mild weather during the winter.
   • October has come round again and the weather is still mild, with the cold snap we had last weekend coming as a shock.
   • The temperate climate has mild to warm summers and cool winters.
   • The climate is mild and humid throughout the year, with a dry and cold season from November to March.
   • During unusually mild winter weather and during the summer, the jet stream retreats northward into Canada.
   • This winter's mild weather has resulted in early army cutworm activity again this year.

   Synonyms

   warm, balmy, equable, temperate, gentle, soft, moderate, favourable, clement
2. 1.2 (of a feeling) not intense or extreme.
   she looked at him in mild surprise

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   • Anger is an emotional state that varies in intensity, ranging from mild irritation to violent rage.
   • The pretty green eyes didn't hold a trace of disgust or annoyance, just mild interest and a spark of something close to fear.
   • My session produced little more than a mild feeling of relaxation, and a twenty minute burst of calm a few hours later was the only tangible effect.
   • From an emotional point of view, they may experience mild feelings, but never take the initiative to minimize or prevent the problem.
   • From mild irritation to intense rage, anger increases the heart rate and blood pressure.
   • The technician's face was stuck between mild agitation and intense curiosity.
   • Ketones can create a mild feeling of euphoria which is the high frequently associated with fasting.
   • The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture.
   • They showed only mild interest in my presence - but no fear.
   • Unfortunately, after uttering that word, most roll their eyes or curl their upper lip in mild disgust and just plain lose interest in the conversation.
   • In a mood of mild astonishment, I have to admit that the relationship lasted 30 years, perhaps more.
   • Effects can range from mild feelings of stress and anxiety, to bouts of severe depression or even violent urges.
   • I strip everything down and look at it from every angle in order to find out why my response is mild annoyance or absolute rage.
   • I am in a ‘sorting out mild irritations’ mood today.
   • Looking up into his eyes, she saw a mixture of emotions ranging from mild irritation to sadness to fear to confusion.
   • There is an instant change from mild anger and heavy annoyance to startled astonishment and disbelief.
   • And just as different PC pests annoy people in different ways, so our reactions vary from mild annoyance to extreme anger.
   • She shook her head, pushing aside the mild feeling of the room spinning.
   • Another session examines ways to establish relaxation as our ‘default’ mode in preference to our customary states of stress and mild panic.
   • I stared at it for fifteen minutes in a state of mild alarm, wondering what it might say, or who it could be from.

   Synonyms

   slight, faint, vague, minimal, half-hearted, paltry, meagre, superficial, nominal, token, feeble, indifferent, imperceptible
3. 1.3 (of a medicine or cosmetic) acting gently.
   a mild sedative

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   • Paracetomal is a relatively safe mild analgesic, with very few known side-effects.
   • Hart explains that the gas acts as a mild analgesic and a sedative.
   • Because it may act as a mild stimulant to the central nervous system, some may classify caffeine as addictive.
   • General anesthesia is not needed, but you may be given a mild sedative to help you relax.
   • Clean the piercing 1 to 2 times daily using a mild liquid antimicrobial medicated soap.
   • In the absence of key comparisons with mild corticosteroids, the clinical need for topical pimecrolimus is unclear.
   • That started back around month 2 of chemotherapy, and my oncologist had prescribed some mild sedatives to help in this regard.
   • Dr. Schafer uses a local anesthetic combined with a mild intravenous sedative before making an incision a few millimeters long under each arm.
   • Most patients require only mild analgesics, such as acetaminophen, for the first several days after surgery.
   • Short bursts of a potent topical steroid is just as effective as prolonged use of a mild preparation for treating atopic eczema.
   • It is a mild stimulant and is potentially addictive, but harmless.
   • Patients only need a mild sedative, and go home from the hospital the next day.
   • The doctor can give a mild sedative or spray some anaesthetic on the back of your throat beforehand.
   • Skincare specialists the world over know this, which is why while prescribing medicine for any skin problems, they use a mild tranquilizer containing drugs.
   • Some analgesics combine both mild non-opioid drugs such as aspirin or paracetamol, with a small amount of opioid in a single tablet.
   • Some women find that avoiding caffeine, sticking to a low salt diet, or taking aspirin or mild analgesics may help.
   • Biopsies can be uncomfortable and you may be given a mild sedative or local anaesthetic.
   • A range of ointments is available that contain local anaesthetics, mild astringents, or steroids.
4. 1.4 (of food, drink, or tobacco) not sharp, hot, or strong in flavour.
   a mild Italian cheese

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   • First comes a poached egg presented on a puff pastry shell, sitting atop a pool of mild tomato sauce.
   • With the beef came four dips: three were mayonnaise-based - flavoured with mustard, mild curry or lime - and a tomato salsa.
   • Slow simmering of whole cloves in liquids such as stocks, soups and stews releases a mild garlic flavor.
   • The brat was cooked through and not greasy, but it tasted more like a mild sausage dog.
   • We decided to let the chips fall as they may and not indicate our spiciness preference, and as it turned out, the food was mild for the most part.
   • Traditionally a masaman curry is quite mild in its flavour.
   • The effect of the hot tea bag, and still-warm mug, is to take the chill off the milk - and impregnate it with a mild tea flavour.
   • Farmer's Cheese, Monterey Jack or a mild cheddar are suitable substitutes.
   • Miro's favorite food, the onions will be grilled over a fire of vine cuttings and accompanied by a mild sauce, a traditional Salsa Colorada.
   • Go for long walks, avoid caffeine, and eat mild food.
   • When your appetite returns, eat mild foods such as rice, dry toast, or bananas.
   • The eatery serves spicy and mild vegetables and meats with tasty soft flat bread called injere.
   • But I regret opting for the mild spice on my steak.
   • Shepherd's purse leaves, which have a mild mustard flavour, have been used as a green vegetable in many regions.
   • These onion adolescents add a mild onion flavor to food.
   • My favorite foods are mild chicken wings, fries, and turkey sandwiches.
   • This hit the spot for me and the mild cheese and spinach acted as a good foil to the punchy pesto and distinctive asparagus.
   • An appetizer of grilled polenta in tomato sauce was so mild that it was more like plain porridge than something meant to stimulate the appetite.
   • Our pasta festival continued with a mound of linguine vongole, a mild tomato sauce simmered with garlic and shallots and peppered with pieces of clam.
   • This one had a good texture but there was a lingering chemical aftertaste to this mild cheese.

   Synonyms

   bland, insipid, flavourless, tasteless, savourless, spiceless

   thin, watery, watered down

2Gentle and not easily provoked.

A kind of dark beer not strongly flavoured with hops.