NOUN | state | clemency, mildness | good weather with comfortable temperatures |
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act | clemency, mercifulness, mercy | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
Sounds | kleh'mahnsiy | |
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Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... |
Meaning | good weather with comfortable temperatures. | |
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Synonym | mildness | |
Narrower | balminess, softness | The quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing |
Broader | good weather | weather suitable for outdoor activities |
Spanish | bonanza | |
Catalan | bonança | |
Adjectives | clement | (of weather or climate) physically mild |
Meaning | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice. | |
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Synonyms | mercifulness, mercy | |
Narrower | amnesty, pardon, free pardon | The formal act of liberating someone |
commutation, re-sentencing | (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law | |
quarter | clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent | |
reprieve, respite | The act of reprieving | |
Broader | lenience, leniency | Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers |
Spanish | clemencia, misericordia, perdón | |
Catalan | clemència, misericòrdia | |
Adjectives | clement | (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy |
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