lenity

len·i·ty

L0119400 (lĕn′ĭ-tē)n. The condition or quality of being lenient; leniency: "His Majesty gave many marks of his great lenity, often ... endeavoring to extenuate your crimes" (Jonathan Swift).

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[Latin lēnitās, from lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

lenity

(ˈlɛnɪtɪ) n, pl -tiesthe state or quality of being lenient[C16: from Latin lēnitās gentleness, from lēnis soft]

len•i•ty

(ˈlɛn ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. the quality or state of being mild or gentle. 2. a lenient act. [1540–50; < Latin lēnitās. See lenis, -ty²]

lenify, lenity - To lenify is to alleviate or soothe an emotion or suffering, from Latin lenire, "soften"; lenity means kindness or gentleness.See also related terms for soften.

lenity

the quality or condition of being gentle or merciful. — lenient, adj.See also: Attitudes

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lenity - mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerantlenience, leniency, mildnessmercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"

lenity

noun1. Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others:charity, clemency, grace, lenience, leniency, mercifulness, mercy.2. Forbearing or lenient treatment:charitableness, charity, forbearance, indulgence, lenience, leniency, tolerance, toleration.

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