LENITY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

Synonyms:

lenience; leniency; lenity; mildness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("lenity" is a kind of...):

mercifulness; mercy (a disposition to be kind and forgiving)

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