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mildness

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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).

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Noun

mildness (countable and uncountable, plural mildnesses)

  1. The quality of being mild; gentleness.

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