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mildnesses

mildnesses is the plural of mildness.

Meaning of mildness

Noun

mildness (countable and uncountable, plural mildnesses)

  1. The quality of being mild; gentleness.
    • A ſnowy Feather ſpangled white he beares,
      To ſignifie the mildneſſe of his minde,
      That ſatiate with ſpoile refuſeth blood:c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Questions about mildnesses

What is mildnesses the plural of?
Mildnesses is the plural of mildness.

Words near mildnesses in the dictionary

  1. mildliest
  2. mildly
  3. Mildmay
  4. Mildmays
  5. mildness
  6. mildnesses
  7. mildot
  8. mildots
  9. Mildred
  10. mildronate
  11. milds

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