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mildness

noun

Definition of mildnessnext
1
as in balminess

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2
as in silence

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3
as in gentleness

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Recent Examples of mildness The things in between, this mildness is short lived, Jackie says. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Average mildness returns tomorrow afternoon. — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2026 Irish whiskey is known for its friendly mildness, so to pair it with a charging rhinoceros like Green Chartreuse gives the cocktail a shove into a realm of intensity that Irish whiskey drinks rarely occupy. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mildness
  1. warmth
  2. silence
  3. gentleness
  4. warmness
  5. comity
  6. softness
  7. harmony
  8. tenderness
Noun
  • East of this zone, the extra warmth is nearing 4 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record event in 1997 by half a degree.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of warmth
Noun
  • Bossy’s direction raises the clamorous volume instead of sorting out the disordered structure or digging into the unexamined silences.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Though the men go about this business in uneasy silence, the play’s sole woman is the first to blab about what’s going on.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of silence
Noun
  • The show, set in and around suburban Manchester and is seeped in Crook’s trademark gentleness, is one of the few on Rotten Tomatoes to have a 100% rating and was the winner of the International Panorama at Series Mania earlier this year.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the gibbon treated the tiny rodent with remarkable gentleness.
    — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of gentleness
Noun
  • There was always a warmness, there was always a laughter, there was always a family feel.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Even the language used in the show reflects the warmness of the local language.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of warmness
Noun
  • In a way, the intrusion of violence into the otherwise festive dinner did manage to galvanize a sense of comity between bitter political rivals.
    — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Getting the debt down to a manageable size will take sacrifice in the way of cuts and tax increases, which are difficult even in times of relative political comity.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of comity
Noun
  • The bolillo is made fresh daily by local bakery El Progreso, giving you that softness with each bite.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The 1,000-Thread-Count Sateen Duvet Cover is woven from 100% Supima cotton for exceptional softness and comes in a classic white finish.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of softness
Noun
  • The banquet room of an Elgin restaurant resonated with those words at the conclusion of a rousing tune featuring four-part barbershop harmony.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Enduring principles can be enhanced by the essential replenishment of ideas — notions that might seem to contradict but that also sure can live in harmony.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of harmony
Noun
  • That these sort of games, with their duplicity, hypocrisies and teary moments of tenderness, are popular is beyond question, and that is certainly how viewers are invited to watch.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • People can experience love and tenderness for younger generations without biological parenthood, as any devoted aunt or teacher can attest.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Mildness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mildness. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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