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mild
English
Alternative forms
- milde (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh?- (“to beat, pound, grind”). Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian milde (“mild”), West Frisian myld (“mild”), Dutch mild (“mild”), Low German milde (“mild”), German mild (“mild”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”), Old Norse mildr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ma?ld/
- Rhymes: -a?ld
Adjective
mild (comparative milder, superlative mildest)
- Gentle and not easily angered.
- (of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict.
- Not overly felt or seriously intended.
- (of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
- (of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
- (of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
- (of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
Synonyms
- soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive
- See also Thesaurus:intermediate
Antonyms
- strong
- harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable
Derived terms
- mild-mannered
- mildly
- mildness
- mild steel
Translations
Noun
mild (plural milds)
- (Britain) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
- 1998, Robert Rankin, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (page 112)
- 'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild.
- 1998, Robert Rankin, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (page 112)
Derived terms
- mild and bitter
Further reading
- mild in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- mild in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- mild at OneLook Dictionary Search
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse mildr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mil/, [mil?]
Adjective
mild
- mild, gentle, soft
- light, lenient
Inflection
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?lt
Etymology
From Middle Dutch milde, from Old Dutch mildi, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz.
Adjective
mild (comparative milder, superlative mildst)
- mild
Inflection
German
Alternative forms
- milde (in the sense of merciful, otherwise archaic)
Etymology
From Middle High German milte, from Old High German milti. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German milde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?lt/
Adjective
mild (comparative milder, superlative am mildesten)
- mild (in all of its common senses)
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mildr
Adjective
mild (neuter singular mildt, definite singular and plural milde, comparative mildere, indefinite superlative mildest, definite superlative mildeste)
- mild, gentle, lenient
Derived terms
- formilde
- lattermild
- mildhet
References
- “mild” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz. Akin to English mild.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?l?/, /m?ld/ (examples of pronunciation)
Adjective
mild (masculine and feminine mild, neuter mildt, definite singular and plural milde, comparative mildare, indefinite superlative mildast, definite superlative mildaste)
- mild
- I mai er det ofte mildt i veret.
- In May, the weather is often mild
- I mai er det ofte mildt i veret.
- gentle
- lenient
- Dommeren gav han ei mild straff.
- The judge gave him a lenient punishment.
- Dommeren gav han ei mild straff.
Derived terms
- formilde
- lattermild
References
- “mild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian milde, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz. More at mild.
Adjective
mild
- mild; gentle
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish milder, from Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meld?-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mild
- mild, gentle
- bland; not hot or strong (about taste of food)
- weak; not corrosive or aggressive
- en mild ättiksyralösning
- a weak solution of acetic acid
- en mild ättiksyralösning
- not extreme; about weather: neither hot nor cold
Declension
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compassionate
English
Etymology
A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, adjective) IPA(key): /k?m?pæ??n?t/
- (UK, verb) IPA(key): /k?m?pæ??ne?t/
Adjective
compassionate (comparative more compassionate, superlative most compassionate)
- Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
- Synonyms: empathetic, sympathetic, ruthful
- (names given to God in Islam)
- 1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World, London: Samuel Macham,[1]
- As a compassionate Turcoyse which doth tell
- By looking pale, the wearer is not well,
- 1675, Robert South, A Sermon preached at Christ-Church, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, London: Thomas Bennett, 1692, p. 574,[2]
- […] there never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender, and compassionate.
- 1850, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, London: Bradbury and Evans, Chapter 49, p. 502,[3]
- He was by nature so exceedingly compassionate of anyone who seemed to be ill at ease […] that he shook hands with Mr. Micawber, at least half-a-dozen times in five minutes.
- 2007, Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Orlando: Harcourt, Chapter 7, p. 99,[4]
- […] the compassionate pangs I felt for soon-to-be redundant workers were not overwhelming in their frequency; our job required a degree of commitment that left one with rather limited time for such distractions.
- Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
- (obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
- Synonym: pitiable
- c. 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act I, Scene 3,[5]
- It boots thee not to be compassionate:
- After our sentence plaining comes too late.
Derived terms
- compassionately
- compassionateness
- uncompassionate
Translations
Verb
compassionate (third-person singular simple present compassionates, present participle compassionating, simple past and past participle compassionated)
- (transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
- Synonyms: pity, feel sorry for
- 1602, Thomas Lodge (translator), The Famous and Memorable Workes of Josephus, London: G. Bishop et al., Chapter 6, p. 733,[6]
- […] seeing them die so wofully in the flames, he compassionated them.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Dublin: John Smith, Volume 1, Book 2, Chapter 6, p. 83,[7]
- The Justice which Mr. Allworthy had executed on Partridge, at first met with universal Approbation; but no sooner had he felt its Consequences, than his Neighbours began to relent, and to compassionate his Case;
- 1794, William Godwin, Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, London: B. Crosby, Volume 2, Chapter 1, p. 4,[8]
- And yet I could not help bitterly compassionating the honest fellow, brought to the gallows, as he was, strictly speaking, by the machinations of that devil incarnate, Mr. Tyrrel.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, London: Smith, Elder, Volume 1, Chapter 3, p. 38,[9]
- “ […] if she were a nice, pretty child, one might compassionate her forlornness; but one really cannot care for such a little toad as that.”
Translations
Italian
Verb
compassionate
- second-person plural present indicative of compassionare
- second-person plural imperative of compassionare
- feminine plural of compassionato
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