mercifulness
Tendency toward leniency
Mercifulness is the quality of showing mercy—compassion or forgiveness toward those you have power over.
It suggests restraint in punishment or judgment: The judge was known for her mercifulness toward first-time offenders.
The word emphasizes an active disposition toward leniency rather than a single merciful act.
Official release from punishment
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
tolerance · patience · forbearance · acceptance · redemption · clemency · reprieve · amnesty
Official release from punishment
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- commutationSubstitution of penalties
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
exoneration · acquittal · discharge · release · remission · leniency · forbearance · lenity
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
care · concern · understanding · sensitivity · gentleness · soft-heartedness · pity · fellow-feeling
pardon
Official release from punishment
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
exoneration · tolerance · patience · forbearance · acceptance · redemption · clemency · reprieve · amnesty · condonation
pardon
Official release from punishment
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- commutationSubstitution of penalties
absolution · exoneration · acquittal · discharge · release · remission · leniency · forbearance · lenity · grace
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
warmth · care · concern · understanding · sensitivity · gentleness · soft-heartedness · pity · fellow-feeling · humaneness
mercifulnessmercilessness
Absence of compassion or clemency
cruelty · ruthlessness · pitilessness · brutality · sadism
mercifulnessvengefulness
Craving for retaliation
vindictiveness · vengeance · retaliation · retribution · unforgivingness
mercifulnessharshness
Unsparing quality or manner
severity · sternness · strictness · rigidity · unmercifulness
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