Synonyme
soft,
gentle,
bland,
calm,
tranquil,
soothing,
pleasant,
placid,
meek,
kind,
tender,
indulgent,
clement,
mollifying,
lenitiveAntonyme
strong,
harsh,
severe,
irritating,
violent,
disagreeable,
fierce,
rough,
agitated,
flappable,
nervousEtymologie
[ 'mI(&)ld ] (adjective.) before 12th century. From Old English milde, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz; cognate with Old Saxon mildi, Old Frisian milde, Dutch mild, Old High German milti (mild), Old Norse mildr (mildur, Swedish mild, Danish mild), and Gothic milds; compare Lithuanian melas ‘dear’.