relentmentn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈlɛntm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/rəˈlɛntm(ə)nt/,

/riˈlɛntm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relent v.¹, -ment suffix.

Etymology: < relent v.¹ + -ment suffix.

Now rare.

1. The action or an act of relenting; softening of harshness or rigour; abatement.In quot. 1628: †account of, concern for (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > lessening of strictness or severity

remiss1589

relaxation1593

relax1597

remorse of equity1597

relentment1628

thaw1950

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe

lissc1000

remissionc1425

abatement1433

swagingc1440

remittinga1475

slacking1542

remissness1551

subsiding1607

slackening1611

relaxation1614

relentment1628

rebatement1701

relaxing1734

the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun] > mercy > relenting

relentment1628

relenting1694

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [noun] > becoming

mollifyinga1540

relentment1628

1628 tr. P. Matthieu Powerfull Favorite 65 Did he thinke that this Prince who had so little relentment [Fr. ressentiment] of the death of his sonne, would care for that of his seruants.

1695 J. Sage Cyprianic Age 57 Cyprian himself..had retired from Carthage till there should be some Relentment of the Fury of the Persecution.

1793 W. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Iphigenia in Tauris ii. 46 Relentment ceas'd from pity when I came, And Custom whets again the rusted knife.

1825 S. W. Singer in Cavendish's Life Wolsey I. 209 (note) The rejection of the bill may be justly ascribed to the relentment of the king.

1929 C. E. Montague Disenchantment iv. 65 Great are the forces of decent human relentment after a hearty let-out with the temper.

1994 R. N. Feinstein Oyster's Last Stand 33 There's no mitigation for such provocation, And nothing could grant a relentment.

†2. A dissolved state. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dissolving > [noun] > state or condition of being dissolved

relentment1658

solution1802

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall i. 6 Some..thought it most equall to submit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moist relentment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relentment
释义	relentmentn. Brit. /rᵻˈlɛntm(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈlɛntm(ə)nt/, /riˈlɛntm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relent v.¹, -ment suffix. Etymology: < relent v.¹ + -ment suffix. Now rare. 1. The action or an act of relenting; softening of harshness or rigour; abatement.In quot. 1628: †account of, concern for (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > lessening of strictness or severity remiss1589 relaxation1593 relax1597 remorse of equity1597 relentment1628 thaw1950 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe lissc1000 remissionc1425 abatement1433 swagingc1440 remittinga1475 slacking1542 remissness1551 subsiding1607 slackening1611 relaxation1614 relentment1628 rebatement1701 relaxing1734 the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun] > mercy > relenting relentment1628 relenting1694 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [noun] > becoming mollifyinga1540 relentment1628 1628 tr. P. Matthieu Powerfull Favorite 65 Did he thinke that this Prince who had so little relentment [Fr. ressentiment] of the death of his sonne, would care for that of his seruants. 1695 J. Sage Cyprianic Age 57 Cyprian himself..had retired from Carthage till there should be some Relentment of the Fury of the Persecution. 1793 W. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Iphigenia in Tauris ii. 46 Relentment ceas'd from pity when I came, And Custom whets again the rusted knife. 1825 S. W. Singer in Cavendish's Life Wolsey I. 209 (note) The rejection of the bill may be justly ascribed to the relentment of the king. 1929 C. E. Montague Disenchantment iv. 65 Great are the forces of decent human relentment after a hearty let-out with the temper. 1994 R. N. Feinstein Oyster's Last Stand 33 There's no mitigation for such provocation, And nothing could grant a relentment. †2. A dissolved state. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dissolving > [noun] > state or condition of being dissolved relentment1658 solution1802 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall i. 6 Some..thought it most equall to submit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moist relentment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1628
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