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UK
/mˈaɪldnəs/
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NOUN
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acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
his fingers have learned gentleness
suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby
even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough - good weather with comfortable temperatures
- mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
How To Use mildness In A Sentence
- But this kindheartedness, no doubt, is relative in degree, as was often the case with ourselves in the middle ages; a mildness which is not over-sensitive in the face of shedding blood when there is a necessity for it, nor in face of an array of human heads set up in a row over the fine gateway at the entrance to the palace. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools
- The real reason was Saul's too great mildness, a drawback in a ruler.
- The teacher greeted me with that mildness with which every teacher greets his future pupil in the presence of parents.
- The mildness of the climate seemed to have a tendency to melt away that frigidity which is a characteristic of people of the north, and the residents of the island were as frank, free, and hospitable as if they had never been out of the tropics. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale
- In exercising the functions of his high station, Gregory exhibited great mildness and forbearance.
- Overnight cold and mellow mildness by day seems to be the order of the day.
- Jane, in all her mildness put up with the sometimes tedious affair without a single complaint.
- Indeed, the relative mildness of the falls to date may have lulled investors into thinking a recovery was just around the corner.
- The addition of moisturizing agents (eg, lipids, occlusive agents, and humectants) to the cleanser enhances mildness.
- Anna, despite her appearance of mildness and calm, was really rather nervous and shy in large groups of people.