'Mildest' definitions:

Definition of 'Mildest'

From: GCIDE
  • Mild \Mild\ (m[imac]ld), a. [Compar. Milder; superl. Mildest.] [AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr. ? gladdening gifts.] Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity. [1913 Webster]
  • The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
  • Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
  • Mild steel, or Low steel, steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See Gentle. [1913 Webster]