Medium vs. Mild
Difference Between Medium and Mild
Mediumnoun
(plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
Mildadjective
Gentle and not easily angered.
a mild manMediumnoun
(plural media or mediums) The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
Mildadjective
(of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict.
He received a mild sentence.Mediumnoun
(plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information.
Mildadjective
Not overly felt or seriously intended.
Mediumnoun
The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.
Mildadjective
(of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
Mediumnoun
A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.
Mildadjective
(of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
a mild daymild weatherMediumnoun
(plural media or mediums) The means, channel, or agency by which an aim is achieved.
Mildadjective
(of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
a mild anaestheticMediumnoun
(plural mediums or media) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.
Mildadjective
(of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
a mild curryMediumnoun
A tool used for painting or drawing.
Acrylics, oils, charcoal, and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting.Mildnoun
(British) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
Mediumnoun
Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.
Mildadjective
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme;
a mild winter storma mild feverfortunately the pain was milda mild rebukemild criticismMediumnoun
(plural mediums) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.
Mildadjective
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;
meek and self-effacingMediumnoun
(plural mediums) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.
Mildadjective
mild and pleasant;
balmy days and nightsthe climate was mild and conducive to life or growthMediumnoun
A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).
Mediumnoun
A middle place or degree.
a happy mediumMediumnoun
(dated) An average; sometimes the mathematical mean.
Mediumnoun
(logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
Mediumadjective
(obsolete) Arithmetically average.
Mediumadjective
Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.
Mediumadjective
Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.
Mediumadverb
to a medium extent
Mediumnoun
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
Mediumnoun
the surrounding environment;
fish require an aqueous mediumMediumnoun
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
Mediumnoun
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
Mediumnoun
an intervening substance through which something is achieved;
the dissolving medium is called a solventMediumnoun
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
Mediumnoun
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
Mediumnoun
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position;
a happy mediumMediumnoun
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead;
he consulted several mediumsMediumnoun
transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
Mediumnoun
an occupation for which you are especially well suited;
in law he found his true metierMediumadjective
around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures;
an orange of average sizeintermediate capacitya plane with intermediate rangemedium bombersMediumadjective
(of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
