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mercifulness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grace |
| Synonyms: | benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, caritas, charity, clemency, compassion, compassionateness, favor, forbearance, generosity, good will, goodness, indulgence, kindliness, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, love, mercy, pardon, quarter, reprieve, responsiveness, tenderness |
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| Main Entry: | tolerance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | open-mindedness |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, broad-mindedness, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, license, magnanimity, mercifulness, mercy, patience, permission, permissiveness, sensitivity, sufferance, sympathy, toleration, understanding |
| Antonyms: | bias, disapproval, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, prejudice |
| Main Entry: | lenience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grace |
| Synonyms: | benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, caritas, charity, clemency, compassion, compassionateness, favor, forbearance, generosity, good will, goodness, indulgence, kindliness, kindness, leniency, lenity, love, mercifulness, mercy, pardon, quarter, reprieve, responsiveness, tenderness |
| Main Entry: | lenience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tolerance |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, broad-mindedness, charitableness, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, leniency, lenity, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, license, magnanimity, mercifulness, mercy, patience, permission, permissiveness, sensitivity, sufferance, sympathy, toleration, understanding |
| Main Entry: | lenity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tolerance |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, broad-mindedness, charitableness, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, lenience, leniency, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, license, magnanimity, mercifulness, mercy, patience, permission, permissiveness, sensitivity, sufferance, sympathy, toleration, understanding |
| Main Entry: | lenity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grace |
| Synonyms: | benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, caritas, charity, clemency, compassion, compassionateness, favor, forbearance, generosity, good will, goodness, indulgence, kindliness, kindness, lenience, leniency, love, mercifulness, mercy, pardon, quarter, reprieve, responsiveness, tenderness |
| Main Entry: | toleration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tolerance |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, broad-mindedness, charitableness, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, license, magnanimity, mercifulness, mercy, patience, permission, permissiveness, sensitivity, sufferance, sympathy, understanding |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Lenity. |
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-nouns
lenity, lenience, leniency; moderation; tolerance, toleration; mildness, gentleness; favor, indulgence, indulgency; clemency, mercy, forbearance, quarter; compassion.
-verbs
be lenient; tolerate, bear with; parcere subjectis, give quarter., indulge, allow one to have his own way, spoil.
-adjectives
lenient; mild, mild as milk; gentle, soft; tolerant, indulgent, easy-going; clement (compassionate); forbearing; long-suffering.
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| Antonyms: | severity |
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