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mildness

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being mild; gentleness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lenience, leniency, lenity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mercifulness, mercy

3

noun

Meaning 3

acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his fingers have learned gentleness
  • suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby
  • even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gentleness, softness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: manner, personal manner

4

noun

Meaning 4

good weather with comfortable temperatures

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clemency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: good weather

Narrower terms: balminess, softness

History

Etymology

From Middle English mildenesse, from Old English mildnes, mildness, equivalent to mild + -ness. Cognate with Old High German miltnissa (“compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мекост (mekost) — quality of being mild; gentleness
  • Bulgarian: благост (blagost) — quality of being mild; gentleness
  • Bulgarian: умереност (umerenost) — quality of being mild; gentleness
  • German: Milde — quality of being mild; gentleness
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (mildiþa) — quality of being mild; gentleness
  • Hindi: सौम्यता (saumyatā) — quality of being mild; gentleness
  • Latin: lēnitās — quality of being mild; gentleness
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mildhet — quality of being mild; gentleness