mildness

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun good weather with comfortable temperatures
  2. noun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
  3. noun mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

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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clemency

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