{
    "term": "mild",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not severe or strong",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **mild form** of the disease"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **mild case** of flu"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The symptoms were mild."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mild punishment/criticism"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's safe to take a mild sedative."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Use a soap that is mild on the skin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The infection seems quite mild, so she should be better soon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pain is comparatively mild at the moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a very mild criticism but he took it very badly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What the volunteers endured was mild in comparison to the sufferings of the population."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not very cold, and therefore pleasant",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the mildest winter since records began"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mild climate"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's quite mild for the time of year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Later in the week the weather turned very mild."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The climate in Japan is generally mild."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The late summer air was surprisingly mild."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most of the birds seek out milder climates during the winter months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That winter was exceptionally mild."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mild spell lasted well into November."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The night was mild, with a hint of rain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weather had been unseasonably mild."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Weather"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "turn"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not great or extreme",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "mild irritation/amusement/disapproval"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mild state of shock"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She looked at him in mild surprise."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "slight"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "not strong, spicy or bitter",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a fairly mild flavour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "mild cheese"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mild curry"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "gentle and kind; not usually getting angry or violent",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a mild woman, who never shouted"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It wasn't in keeping with his usually mild manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was a mild and quiet person who never raised her voice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's not so meek and mild as she seems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His voice was deceptively mild."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "equable",
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "sound"],
                "adverb": ["seemingly", "deceptively"],
                "phrases": ["meek and mild"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maɪld/",
                "audio": "mi/mild/mild__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maɪld/",
                "audio": "mi/mild/mild__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English milde (originally in the sense ‘gracious, not severe in command’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German mild, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mollis and Greek malthakos ‘soft’."
}