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Do you mean wild or mild?

Hi,

1/ What is the difference in meaning between mild and gentle? Are they interchangeable?

Ex: That girl is mild = that girl is gentle. ?

2/ What is the opposite of mild and genlte?

That girl is gentle. >< That girl is........

That girl is mild. >< That girl is........

Q

Usually, I've heard "mild-mannered" - where mild refers to disposition or personality.

Gentle can refer to personality as well, but more often is associated with how one behaves. You pet a cat gently, not mildly.

Hi,

1/ Is (1) right?

That girl is mild = that girl is gentle. (1)

2/ What is the opposite of mild and genlte?

That girl is gentle. >< That girl is........

That girl is mild. >< That girl is........

3/ You wrote:

where mild refers to disposition or personality

I think

3. I used both in case one word was familiar to you and one wasn't. I think disposition might be, in some cases, a little more temporary than personality, which you're really born with.

1. I wouldn't use "mild" to describe a girl, but I might use it to describer her personality.

2. It's hard come up with a single opposite. I suppose the opposite of "gentle" could be "rough," (or

Is this sentence correct? If not, how to say that? (I don't want to say This is a mild-mannered girl)

She is mild-mannered.

Quoc