what does mercifulness mean?
MERCIFULNESS as NOUN
- Meaning
- leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
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- he threw himself on the mercy of the court
Hypernyms(s) mercifulness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a disposition to be kind and forgiving
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Usage Example(s)
- in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
Hypernyms(s) mercifulness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the feeling that motivates compassion
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Hypernyms(s) mercifulness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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