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mercifulness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mercifulness has 3 senses
- mercifulness(n = noun.feeling) mercy - the feeling that motivates compassion; Array is a kind of compassion, compassionateness
- mercifulness(n = noun.attribute) mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" is a kind of humaneness
- mercifulness(n = noun.act) clemency, mercy - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" is a kind of lenience, leniency
has particulars: forgiveness
Derived form adjective merciful1
has particulars: compassion, pity, forgivingness, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mildness
Derived form adjective merciful2
Antonym: mercilessness
has particulars: commutation, re-sentencing, amnesty, free pardon, pardon, quarter, reprieve, respite
Derived form adjective merciful1
THESAURUS
mercifulness
acceptance, bleeding heart, bowels of compassion, clemency, clementness, compassion, compassionateness, easiness, easygoingness, forbearance, forbearing, gentleness, humaneness, humanity, laxness, lenience, leniency, lenientness, lenity, mercy, mildness, moderateness, patience, pity, ruthfulness, softheartedness, softness, tenderness, tolerance
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