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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. good weather with comfortable temperatures;
[syn: mildness, clemency]

2. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered;
- Example: "his fingers have learned gentleness"
- Example: "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"
- Example: "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"
[syn: gentleness, softness, mildness]

3. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant;
[syn: lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mildness \Mild"ness\, n. The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mildness n 1: good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn: mildness, clemency] 2: 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" [syn: gentleness, softness, mildness] 3: mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant [syn: lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity]