mild
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- gentle, calm, docile, easy-going, equable, meek, peaceable, placid
- bland, smooth
- calm, balmy, moderate, temperate, tranquil, warm

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Antonyms: fierce, harsh
Contrasted words: intense, severe, sharp, vehement
Related Words: choice, dainty, delicate, exquisite, moderate, temperate, benign, benignant, docile, meek, subdued, submissive, deferential, obeisant, subservient

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English Thesaurus: delicious, disgusting/revolting, sweet, tasty, sour/tart, ...

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I. mild¹ /maɪld/ adjective (comparative milder, superlative mildest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: milde]

1. WEATHER fairly warm Antonym : cold:
We had an exceptionally mild winter last year.
a mild climate

2. ILLNESS a mild illness or health problem is not serious:
He suffered a mild heart attack.
Sometimes the symptoms can be quite mild.
a mild case of food poisoning
a mild form of diabetes

3. FEELINGS a mild feeling is not very strong:
Both men looked at her in mild surprise.
a feeling of mild irritation

4. FOOD/TASTE not very strong or hot-tasting:
a mild curry
a cheese with a pleasant mild flavour

5. CRITICISM a mild criticism does not criticize strongly

6. PROBLEMS/SITUATIONS not serious enough to cause much suffering:
The recession in Germany has been comparatively mild.
a mild setback

7. PEOPLE a mild person has a gentle character and does not easily get angry:
a mild, well-mannered man
His voice was soft and mild.

8. DRUGS/CHEMICALS a mild drug or chemical does not have a very strong effect:
a mild painkiller
a mild herbicide

9. SOAP ETC soft and gentle to your skin:
a mild shampoo

10. LANGUAGE mild words or language are not very rude or offensive:
I heard him mutter a mild swear word. ⇒ mildly
—mildness noun [uncountable]

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II. mild² noun [uncountable]
British English dark beer with a slightly sweet taste ⇒ bitter

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mild
adj.
I. not very cold
VERBS be | turn Towards the end of the week the weather turned very mild.
remain
ADV. very | quite, relatively It's quite mild for the time of year.
surprisingly, unseasonably, unusually The late summer air was surprisingly mild.

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mild
II. not severe or strong
VERBS be, seem The infection seems quite mild, so she should be better soon.
ADV. very | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively a fairly mild flavour

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mild
III. gentle and kind
VERBS be, sound His voice was deceptively mild.
ADV. seemingly | deceptively

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delicious having a very good taste:
This cake is delicious!
a delicious meal
disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste:
The medicine tasted disgusting.
They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
sweet tasting full of sugar:
The oranges were very sweet.
tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour:
She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.
That was really tasty!
sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant:
The apples were a little sour.
The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good:
The dressing was nice and tangy.
bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar:
bitter chocolate
The medicine had rather a bitter taste.
Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
salty containing a lot of salt:
Danish salami has a salty flavour.
hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices:
I love hot curries.
a spicy tomato sauce
piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation:
cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy:
a mild curry
bland not having an interesting taste:
I found the sauce rather bland.
sharp having a taste that makes your tongue sting slightly:
Rhubarb has quite a sharp taste.
The cheese has a pleasing colour and a pleasantly sharp flavour.
sour having a usually unpleasant sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon, or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten – used especially about fruit, or about liquids that have gone bad:
Some people say that the purpose of the lemon’s sour taste is to stop the fruit being eaten by animals.
Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour.
acidic very sour – used especially about liquids or things made with fruits such as oranges, lemons, or grapes:
Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic.
tart having a taste that lacks sweetness – used especially about fruit such as apples, which you need to add sugar to:
The pudding had rather a tart flavour.
The trees were covered with tart wild plums.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

delicious having a very good taste:
This cake is delicious!
a delicious meal
disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste:
The medicine tasted disgusting.
They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
sweet tasting full of sugar:
The oranges were very sweet.
tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour:
She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.
That was really tasty!
sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant:
The apples were a little sour.
The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good:
The dressing was nice and tangy.
bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar:
bitter chocolate
The medicine had rather a bitter taste.
Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
salty containing a lot of salt:
Danish salami has a salty flavour.
hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices:
I love hot curries.
a spicy tomato sauce
piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation:
cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy:
a mild curry
bland not having an interesting taste:
I found the sauce rather bland.
taste good/nice/delicious/great
The apples weren’t very big but they tasted good.
taste horrible/awful/disgusting/foul
The tea tasted horrible.
taste funny/odd/strange
These fruit drinks taste a bit funny until you get used to them.
taste sweet/bitter/sour/salty
He handed me some black stuff which tasted bitter.
taste strongly of something
The water tasted strongly of chlorine.
sweet-tasting/strong-tasting etc
a sweet-tasting drink

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hot used especially when you feel uncomfortable:
I feel really hot.
The travellers were hot, tired, and thirsty.
warm a little hot, especially in a way that feels comfortable:
Are you warm enough?
We had to keep moving in order to keep warm.
boiling (hot) spoken very hot:
You must be boiling in that sweater!
‘I’m going for a swim,' said Gary. ’I’m boiling.'
I felt boiling hot and tried to open one of the windows.
feverish feeling very hot because you are ill:
His head ached and he felt feverish.
Hannah was slightly feverish, so we decided to call the doctor.
baking (hot) British English very hot and dry:
a baking hot afternoon
The weather was baking hot and conditions at the camp became unbearable.
It’s baking out there in the garden – I need a drink.
scorching (hot) very hot:
It was another scorching hot July day.
When we got there, the weather was scorching.
Arizona is scorching hot every day.
humid/muggy hot and damp:
This week sees a return to more humid conditions.
Hong Kong gets very humid at this time of year.
In June the weather was often muggy in the evenings.
It was a warm muggy afternoon, and it looked like it would rain.
like an oven much too hot in a way that is uncomfortable – used about rooms and buildings:
The inside of the shed was like an oven.
lukewarm /ˌluːkˈwɔːm◂ $ -ˈwɔːrm◂/ slightly warm, but not hot enough – used about liquids:
a cup of lukewarm coffee
The bath water was lukewarm.
delicious having a very good taste:
This cake is delicious!
a delicious meal
disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste:
The medicine tasted disgusting.
They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
sweet tasting full of sugar:
The oranges were very sweet.
tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour:
She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.
That was really tasty!
sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant:
The apples were a little sour.
The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good:
The dressing was nice and tangy.
bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar:
bitter chocolate
The medicine had rather a bitter taste.
Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
salty containing a lot of salt:
Danish salami has a salty flavour.
hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices:
I love hot curries.
a spicy tomato sauce
piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation:
cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy:
a mild curry
bland not having an interesting taste:
I found the sauce rather bland.

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sweet sweet food or drink has had sugar added or contains natural sugars:
Italian oranges are very sweet.
a cup of hot sweet tea
sugary sweet because a lot of sugar has been added:
Sugary foods are bad for your teeth.
sickly British English tasting unpleasantly sweet:
The dessert was rather sweet and sickly.
a sickly sweet fruit drink
cloying tasting or smelling unpleasantly sweet:
I find strawberry and peach drinks too cloying.
the cloying smell of fish oil
delicious having a very good taste:
This cake is delicious!
a delicious meal
disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste:
The medicine tasted disgusting.
They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour:
She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.
That was really tasty!
sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant:
The apples were a little sour.
The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good:
The dressing was nice and tangy.
bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar:
bitter chocolate
The medicine had rather a bitter taste.
Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
salty containing a lot of salt:
Danish salami has a salty flavour.
hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices:
I love hot curries.
a spicy tomato sauce
piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation:
cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy:
a mild curry
bland not having an interesting taste:
I found the sauce rather bland.

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