MILDNESS, noun Softness; gentleness; as the mildness of words or speech; mildness of voice. 1. Tenderness; mercy; clemency; as mildness of temper. 2. Gentleness of operation; as the mildness of a medicine. 3. Softness; the quality that affects the senses pleasantly; as the mildness of fruit or of liquors. 4. Temperateness; moderate state; as the mildness of weather.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI