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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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liberal
English
Etymology
The adjective is from Old French liberal, from Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”); it is attested since the 14th century. The noun is first attested in the 1800s.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: l?'br?l, IPA(key): /?l?b??l/
- (US) enPR: l?'b?r?l, IPA(key): /?l?b???l/
Adjective
liberal (comparative more liberal, superlative most liberal)
- (now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.
- 1983, David Leslie Wagner, The Seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages
- 2008, Donal G. Mulcahy, The Educated Person: Toward a New Paradigm for Liberal Education ?ISBN
- Generous; willing to give unsparingly.
- Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
- 1896, in Ice and refrigeration, volume 11, page 93:
- For this reason a liberal amount of piping should be used. If a liberal supply of piping is provided at first, the first cost will of course be greater, but the extra expenditure is called for but once.
- 1896, in Ice and refrigeration, volume 11, page 93:
- (obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
- Myself, my brother, and this grieved count,
- Did see her, hear her, at that hour last night,
- Talk with a ruffian at her chamber-window;
- Who hath indeed, most like a liberal villain,
- Confess'd the vile encounters they have had
- A thousand times in secret.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
- Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- (politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
Antonyms
- conservative
Hyponyms
- small-l liberal
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
liberal (plural liberals)
- One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
- (US) Someone left-wing; one with a left-wing ideology.
- A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
- (Britain) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
Derived terms
- neo-liberal, neoliberal
Coordinate terms
- moderate, conservative, progressive, libertarian, centrist
Translations
References
- liberal at OneLook Dictionary Search
- liberal in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "liberal" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 179.
- liberal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- liberal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Braille, Briella, braille
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”), attested from the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /li.b???al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /li.be??al/
- Hyphenation: li?be?ral
Adjective
liberal (masculine and feminine plural liberals)
- liberal (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “liberal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “liberal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “liberal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lib???a?l/, /?l?-/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
liberal (comparative liberaler, superlative am liberalsten)
- liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms
- (politics) libertarian; liberal in the traditional sense (see usage notes below)
Usage notes
- Liberale Parteien (“libertarian/liberal parties”) in German-speaking Europe are associated with support for free-market economy and small government. These parties most often represent the centre or even the centre-right of the political spectrum. The sense “left-wing”, which English liberal now often has, does not exist in the German word. When used of particular policies, German liberal means “permissive, rejecting legal restraints”. Thus, for example, left-wing parties are more likely to be liberal with regard to abortion, while right-wing parties are more likely to be liberal with regard to arms sales.
Declension
Derived terms
- liberalisieren
- Liberalismus
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch liberaal, from Middle French [Term?] (Modern French libéral), from Old French liberal, from Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lib??ral]
- Hyphenation: li?bê?ral
Adjective
liberal
- liberal:
- widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “liberal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French libéral, from Latin liberalis
Adjective
liberal (masculine and feminine liberal, neuter liberalt, definite singular and plural liberale)
- liberal
References
- “liberal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “liberal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French libéral, from Latin l?ber?lis.
Adjective
liberal (masculine and feminine liberal, neuter liberalt, definite singular and plural liberale)
- liberal
References
- “liberal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Adjective
liberal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular liberale)
- appropriate for a free person
- generous; giving
Descendants
- ? English: liberal
- French: libéral
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /li.??.??a?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.be.??aw/
- Hyphenation: li?be?ral
Adjective
liberal m or f (plural liberais, comparable)
- liberal, generous, tolerant
- (politics) liberal
Noun
liberal m, f (plural liberais)
- (politics) liberal
Usage notes
In Brazil, the political sense of "liberal" is used to describe supporters of economic freedom, like classical liberals.
Romanian
Etymology
From French libéral, from Latin liberalis.
Adjective
liberal m or n (feminine singular liberal?, masculine plural liberali, feminine and neuter plural liberale)
- liberal
Declension
Related terms
- liberalism
- liberalitate
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From l?ber?lan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lib?ra?l/
- Hyphenation: li?be?ral
Noun
libèr?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- liberal
Declension
References
- “liberal” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /libe??al/, [li.??e??al]
- Hyphenation: li?be?ral
Adjective
liberal (plural liberales)
- liberal
- (US politics) liberal
- (Argentina, Uruguay) libertarian
Derived terms
Noun
liberal m or f (plural liberales)
- liberal
- (US politics) liberal
- (Argentina, Uruguay) libertarian
Usage notes
In Latin America and Spain, the political sense of "liberal" is used to describe supporters of economic freedom, like classical liberals.
Further reading
- “liberal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
liberal (comparative liberalare, superlative liberalast)
- liberal
Declension
Noun
liberal c
- a liberal
Declension
Turkish
Etymology
From French libéral
Adjective
liberal (comparative daha liberal, superlative en liberal)
- liberal
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