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"mild" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often temperate (9 letters).
Definitions
Gentle, moderate, or not severe.
Word origin
From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind”).
Used in a sentence
“a mild man”
“He received a mild sentence.”
“I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Gentle, as weather”4 letters
02“Not intense”4 letters
03“Not severe”4 letters
04“Gentle”4 letters
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