mercifulness (Meaning)
mercifulness (n)
the feeling that motivates compassion
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
Synonyms & Antonyms of mercifulness
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- sadism
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- discipline
- virulence
- virulence
- reprisal
- savageness
- spite
- barbarity
- viciousness
- spite
- requital
- venom
- cruelty
- uncharitableness
- brutality
- vengeance
- uncharitableness
- violence
- revenge
- barbarity
- wantonness
- viciousness
- ruthlessness
- vindictiveness
- mercilessness
- retaliation
- punishment
- hatred
- venom
- cruelty
- savageness
- pitilessness
- violence
- savagery
- retaliation
- hatred
- punishment
- revenge
- wantonness
- pitilessness
- reprisal
- vengeance
- requital
- retribution
- retribution
- savagery
- mercilessness
- vindictiveness
- brutality
- discipline
Synonyms:
- grace
- compassion
- generosity
- tenderness
- empathy
- lenity
- kindness
- goodness
- charity
- forbearance
- lenience
- leniency
- clemency
- sympathy
Antonyms:
- abhorrence
- abomination
- antipathy
- detestation
- resentment
- truculence
- hate
- detestation
- malice
- enmity
- bile
- maliciousness
- spleen
- chastisement
- animosity
- gall
- jealousy
- hate
- bile
- gall
- resentment
- antipathy
- animosity
- malice
- vitriol
- maliciousness
- jealousy
- malignity
- execration
- malevolence
- hard-heartedness
- malignity
- castigation
- meanness
- hostility
- chastisement
- castigation
- malignancy
- loathing
- atrocity
- malevolence
- malignancy
- enmity
- scolding
- abomination
- antagonism
- spleen
- execration
- hard-heartedness
- meanness
- abhorrence
- bitterness
- atrocity
- truculence
- antagonism
- loathing
- vitriol
- scolding
- bitterness
- hostility
mercifulness Sentence Examples
- The king's mercifulness extended to all his subjects, even those who had wronged him.
- The judge exhibited great mercifulness in sentencing the repentant offender.
- The teacher's mercifulness allowed the struggling student another chance to improve.
- The doctor's mercifulness eased the pain of his terminally ill patient.
- The philanthropist's mercifulness donated millions to charity, helping countless people in need.
- The mercifulness of the neighbor helped the elderly widow with her daily tasks.
- The animal shelter volunteers showed mercifulness to abandoned and injured animals.
- The mercifulness of the mother forgiven her child's repeated mistakes.
- The mercifulness of the stranger offered shelter to a lost and weary traveler.
- The mercifulness of the God provided redemption and forgiveness to repentant sinners.
FAQs About the word mercifulness
the feeling that motivates compassion, a disposition to be kind and forgiving, leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with
mercy, grace, compassion, generosity, tenderness,empathy, lenity, kindness, goodness, charity
sadism, ruthlessness, sadism, discipline, virulence, virulence, reprisal, savageness, spite, barbarity
The king's mercifulness extended to all his subjects, even those who had wronged him.
The judge exhibited great mercifulness in sentencing the repentant offender.
The teacher's mercifulness allowed the struggling student another chance to improve.
The doctor's mercifulness eased the pain of his terminally ill patient.
