| NOUN | act | mercy, clemency, mercifulness | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
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| attribute | mercy, mercifulness | a disposition to be kind and forgiving | |
| feeling | mercy, mercifulness | the feeling that motivates compassion | |
| state | mercy | something for which to be thankful | |
| act | mercy | alleviation of distress / distress |
| Sounds | mer'siy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice. | |
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| Example | "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" | |
| Synonyms | clemency, mercifulness | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | A disposition to be kind and forgiving. | |
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| Synonym | mercifulness | |
| Narrower | compassion, pity | The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it |
| forgivingness, kindness | tendency to be kind and forgiving | |
| lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity | mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant | |
| Broader | humaneness | The quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) |
| Opposite | mercilessness, unmercifulness | inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving |
| Spanish | misericordia | |
| Catalan | misericòrdia | |
| Meaning | The feeling that motivates compassion. | |
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| Synonym | mercifulness | |
| Narrower | forgiveness | Compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive |
| Broader | compassion, compassionateness | A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering |
| Spanish | clemencia, misericordia | |
| Meaning | Something for which to be thankful. | |
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| Example | "it was a mercy we got out alive" | |
| Broader | blessing, boon | A desirable state |
| Meaning | alleviation of distress / distress; showing great kindness / kindness toward the distressed / distressed. | |
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| Example | "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" | |
| Broader | relief, succor, succour, ministration | Assistance in time of difficulty |
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