Meaning
mild
- meek, gentle
In a sentence
Oggi il clima è mite e si sta bene.
Today the weather is mild and it feels nice.
Quest'inverno è molto mite.
This winter is very mild.
È una persona mite e tranquilla.
He is a mild and calm person.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mite | masculine · singular |
| mite | feminine · singular |
| miti | masculine · plural |
| miti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use mite for temperament, behavior, weather, or prices; for flavors or sounds, Italian usually prefers delicato, leggero, or tenue.
- With people, mite often suggests gentleness or submissiveness; it can sound literary or old-fashioned compared with gentile or mansueto.
- For weather, clima mite and inverno mite are very common; caldo mite is uncommon and often replaced by temperature miti or clima temperato.