Added 9 October 2026
mildness
noun
In Latin: lēnitās Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about mildness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Good weather with comfortable temperatures.
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Acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered.
his fingers have learned gentleness
- Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant.
Origin
From Middle English mildenesse, from Old English mildnes, mildness, equivalent to mild + -ness. Cognate with Old High German miltnissa (“compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity”).
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