LENITY

lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity

(noun) mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lenity (countable and uncountable, plural lenities)

leniency

mercy

forgiveness

Anagrams

• Tilney, Tinley, tinley

Source: Wiktionary


Len"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. lenitas, fr. lenis soft, mild: cf. OF. lenité. See Lenient.]

Definition: The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency;

– opposed to severity and rigor. His exceeding lenity disposes us to be somewhat too severe. Macaulay.

Syn.

– Gentleness; kindness; tenderness; softness; humanity; clemency; mercy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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