mildness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English mildenesse, from Old English mildnes, mildness, equivalent to mild + -ness. Cognate with Old High German miltnissa (“compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being mild; gentleness.
A ſnowy Feather ſpangled white he beares, To ſignifie the mildneſſe of his minde, That ſatiate with ſpoile refuſeth blood:
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act IIII, scene i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mildnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
bg мекост (quality of being mild; gentleness) · la lēnitās (quality of being mild; gentleness) · hi सौम्यता (quality of being mild; gentleness) · got 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (quality of being mild; gentleness) · nb mildhet (quality of being mild; gentleness) · bg благост (quality of being mild; gentleness) · bg умереност (quality of being mild; gentleness) · hi मार्दव (quality of being mild; gentleness) · de Milde (quality of being mild; gentleness)