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mid | mild |

As adjectives the difference between mid and mild

is that mid is denoting the middle part while mild is gentle and not easily provoked.

As nouns the difference between mid and mild

is that mid is middle while mild is a relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale.

As a preposition mid

is with.

mid

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) .

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • (obsolete) With.
  • Amid.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) mid, midde, from (etyl) . See also middle .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Denoting the middle part.
    • mid ocean
  • Occupying a middle position; middle.
    • mid finger
    mid hour of night
  • (linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld).
    • Derived terms
    * mid-autumn * midfall * midseason * midshipman * midsummer * mid-winter
    Related terms
    * midday * midnight

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) mid, midde, from (etyl) . See also median, Latin medianus.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) middle
  • * Shakespeare
    • About the mid of night come to my tent.

    Anagrams

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    mild

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Gentle and not easily provoked.
  • (of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity.
  • Not keenly felt or seriously intended.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.}}
  • (of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
  • * {{quote-book, author=Rachel Simon, year=2002
    • , passage=I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild , moderate, severe, and profound. , title= Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey}}
  • * {{quote-book, author=Janice A. Gault, year=2003
    • , passage=NPDR can be further classified as mild , moderate, severe, or very severe, which can help predict how quickly the patient may progress to proliferative (neovascular) diabetic retinopathy (PDR). , title= Ophthalmology Pearls}}
  • (of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
  • (of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
  • Not sharp, or strong in flavor.

    • Synonyms

    * soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive * See also

    Antonyms

    * strong * harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
  • * 1998 , Robert Rankin, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (page 112)
    • 'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild .
  • * 2011 , Pete Brown, Three Sheets to the Wind
    • But Stella shouldn't really be drunk in pints the same way our dads used to drink bitter or mild that was effectively half as strong.

    Derived terms

    * mild and bitter

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