lenity
11lenity — noun a) leniency b) mercy …
12lenity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others: charity, clemency, grace, lenience, leniency, mercifulness, mercy. See FORGIVENESS. 2. Forbearing or lenient treatment: charitableness,… …
13lenity — n. softness, gentleness; mercifulness …
14lenity — [ lɛnɪti] noun literary kindness; gentleness. Origin ME: from OFr. lenite, or from L. lenitas, from lenis gentle …
15lenity — n. Mildness, clemency, gentleness, tenderness, mercy, kindness, forbearance, lenience, leniency …
16lenity — n mildness, gentleness, clemency, mercy, mercifulness, ruth, ruthfulness, benevolence, humaneness, humanity; kindness, kindheartedness, softness, soft heartedness, tender, tender heartedness; compassion, compassionateness, consideration,… …
17lenity — len·i·ty …
18lenity — len•i•ty [[t]ˈlɛn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality or state of being mild or gentle 2) a lenient act • Etymology: 1540–50; < L lēnitās. See lenis, ty II …
19lenity — /ˈlɛnəti/ (say lenuhtee) noun (plural lenities) 1. the quality or fact of being mild or gentle, as towards others. 2. a lenient act. {Latin lēnitas} …
20lenity — n. (pl. ies) literary 1 mercifulness, gentleness. 2 an act of mercy. Etymology: F leacuteniteacute or L lenitas f. lenis gentle …
