mildness
Plural: mildnesses
Noun
- The quality or state of being mild; gentleness.
- good weather with comfortable temperatures
- acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
- "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"
- mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
- The quality of being mild; gentleness.
Examples
- The mildness of his opening play surprised his usually aggressive Words With Friends opponent.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mildenesse, from Old English mildnes, mildness, equivalent to mild + -ness. Cognate with Old High German miltnissa (“compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity”).
Scrabble Score: 11
mildness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmildness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mildness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
mildness: valid Words With Friends Word