Mild is a generic term that is normally used to mean average, bland (lacking zest), or not strong. The following is sometimes described as "mild":
- weather, especially when conditions tends towards a climate's average (but still a subjective description nonetheless)
- food, if "mild", lacks "heat" according to the scoville scale (such a curry that contains only moderate amounts of spices)
- symptoms can be described as mild, as opposed to strong
- manners — as in mild-mannered Clark Kent
It may also refer to:
- Mild ale, often simply referred to as mild, from the Old English milde, meaning "young" or "immature"
- MILD, an acronym for the Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams, a technique developed by Stephen LaBerge to facilitate the occurrence of lucid dreaming.
