milder
USMYLD-er/ˈmaɪldɚ/UKMYL-duh/ˈmaɪldə(ɹ)/
- 1Comparative of mild.
Coastal regions tend to have milder winters than inland areas.
She chose the milder cheese so the children would eat it.
Note
A one-syllable adjective takes -er, so the usual comparison is milder than rather than more mild than. The form carries every meaning of mild: a milder temper, a milder sentence, a milder case of flu, a milder winter, a milder soap. The noun decides which meaning applies. A milder climate is warmer, while a milder punishment is less strict.
milder is a form of mild
mild, adjective: Of only moderate severity; not strict or harsh. Full entry
- Spelling
- mild → milder: add -er
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