mildness
Lack of harshness
Mildness is the quality of being gentle, moderate, or not extreme.
The mildness of a winter means temperatures stay relatively warm.
The mildness of a cheese indicates subtle rather than sharp flavor.
A punishment's mildness suggests leniency: The mildness of the sentence surprised everyone.
Mildness in manner conveys softness and lack of harshness.
Gentle atmospheric warmth
- warmthHeat you feel
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- pleasantGiving enjoyment or comfort
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
fair · clement · gentle · calm · stillness · softness · spring-like · comfortable
Soft, kind demeanor
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
- docilityReadiness to submit
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
kindness · patience · calmness · placidity · tameness · submissiveness · compliance · tractability
Mildness in punishment
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- indulgenceYielding to desire
compassion · clemency · lenity · forbearance · grace · pardon · reprieve · gentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- subtletyFine distinction, easily missed
- faintnessVerge of swooning
- weaknessDeficiency in force
lightness · moderation · restraint · understatement · low-key · subdued · tempered · diminished
Yielding to gentle pressure
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- silkinessSmooth, lustrous texture
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
tenderness · pliability · creaminess · velvetiness · gentleness · fineness · lightness
balminess
Gentle atmospheric warmth
moderate · fair · clement · gentle · calm · stillness · softness · spring-like · comfortable · benign
gentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
- docilityReadiness to submit
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
softness · kindness · patience · calmness · placidity · tameness · submissiveness · compliance · tractability · manageability
leniency
Mildness in punishment
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
indulgence · compassion · clemency · lenity · forbearance · grace · pardon · reprieve · gentleness · liberality
gentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- subtletyFine distinction, easily missed
- faintnessVerge of swooning
weakness · lightness · moderation · restraint · understatement · low-key · subdued · tempered · diminished · slight
softness
Yielding to gentle pressure
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- silkinessSmooth, lustrous texture
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
delicacy · tenderness · pliability · creaminess · velvetiness · gentleness · fineness · lightness
blandness
Absence of distinctive qualities
- subtletyFine distinction, easily missed
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
softness · lightness · faintness · plainness · unseasoned · unspiced · neutral · gentle · weak · diluted
- gentlenessgentleness, tenderness, softness, meekness, delicacy
- sensory qualitiestaste, smell, aroma, sound, texture
- gentle traitskindness, patience, warmth, empathy, compassion
- humilityhumbleness, humble, meekness, modesty, modest
- mercyclemency, compassion, forgiveness, leniency, lenience
- personality traitsextraversion, agreeableness, introvert, neuroticism, temperament
mildnessseverity
Intensity of sternness
harshness · intensity · extremity · acuteness · fierceness