Tame vs Mild - What's the difference?
tame | mild | Synonyms |
Not or no longer wild; domesticated
(chiefly, of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact
Not exciting
Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
* Roscommon
(mathematics, of a knot) Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
to make something
to become
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.
* Fuller
Gentle and not easily provoked.
(of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity.
Not keenly felt or seriously intended.
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(of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
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, title= (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.
(British) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
* 1998 , Robert Rankin, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (page 112)
* 2011 , Pete Brown, Three Sheets to the Wind
Tame is a synonym of mild.
As nouns the difference between tame and mild
is that tame is water-source while mild is (british) a relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale.As an adjective mild is
gentle and not easily provoked.tame
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- They have a tame wildcat.
- The lion was quite tame .
- This party is too tame for me.
- For a thriller, that film was really tame .
- tame slaves of the laborious plough
Quotations
* (English Citations of "tame")Synonyms
* (not exciting) dull, insipidAntonyms
* (not wild) wild * (mild and well-behaved) gentle * (not exciting) exciting * (mathematics) wildDerived terms
* tamely * tamenessVerb
- He tamed the wild horse.
Derived terms
* tamerExternal links
* ("tame" on Wikipedia)Etymology 2
Compare (etyl) .Verb
(tam)- In the time of famine he is the Joseph of the country, and keeps the poor from starving. Then he tameth his stacks of corn, which not his covetousness, but providence, hath reserved for time of need.
Anagrams
* * * * English ergative verbs ----mild
English
(Webster 1913)Adjective
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Synonyms
* soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive * See alsoAntonyms
* strong * harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeableNoun
(en noun)- 'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild .
- 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.