Mild: alternatives and connections

Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.

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Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.

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Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

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Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

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Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

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Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.

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Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.

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Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.

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Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.

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The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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A step, stair, or staircase.

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A step, stair, or staircase.

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A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of fl…

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A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of fl…

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A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.

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Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.

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Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.

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Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.

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Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstru…

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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