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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• MILD
  • Soft, smooth, gentle, mollis (not hard or harsh; opposed to durus, acer): mitis (not sharp or severe, opposed to asper): lenis (not violent; opposed to asper, vehemens): temperatus (moderate, not too warm or too cold; of climate and the seasons; opposed to frigidus or calidus): levis (light, not oppressive; opposed to gravis). To call anything by a mild term, molli nomine appellare aliquid: to give a milder name to a thing, lenius nomen alicui rei imponere: to grow or become mild (of winter, etc.) mitescere: to make or render mild, mollem, etc., facere, reddere rem.
  • Gentle, clement, indulgent, mollis (not hard-hearted, opposed to acer): mitis (not harsh, not severe, gentle, opposed to asper): lenis (gentle; opposed to vehemens, asper, acer): mansuetus (opposed to ferus, immanis): clemens (merciful and lenient; opposed to severus, crudelis): misencors (compassionate; opposed to durus): facilis (easy): indulgens (indulgent, opposed to acerbus et severus): placidus (calm; opposed to fervidus, iracundus): benignus (kind): beneficus (beneficent). (The words are found in this connection and order.) mitis et mansuetus (opposed to ferus et immanis): lenis et mansuetus (opposed to vehemens et atrox): clemens et misericors (opposed to crudelis et durus): clemens et mansuetus (opposed to crudelis et inhumanus): placidus et lenis. Mild manners, mores placidi; mores temperati et moderati: a mild rebuke, castigatio clemens; to pass a mild judgement on anyone, se clementem in aliquem praebere (general term; also as a judge): clementer scribere de aliquo (in a letter): in a mild manner, leniter; clementer; benigne: to make or render mild mollem, etc., facere, reddere.
  • Not harsh in flavor, mollis (not pungent; opposed to acer): mitis (not sour; the proper word of fruit that is ripe or mellow; opposed to acerbus; ☞ Gesn., Varr., R.R., 1, 68): lenis (opposed to asper and acer; of wine and food): dulcis (sweet; opposed to austerus, of drink). To make or render mild, mollire; mitigare; lenire: to become mild (of fruit), mitescere.