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1. (n.) clemency
the disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy.
2. clemency
an act or deed of mercy or leniency.
3. clemency
(of the weather) mildness.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME (< AF) < L clēmentia)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mildness, clemency
good weather with comfortable temperatures
2. (noun) clemency, mercifulness, mercy
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
"he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
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1. (noun) clemency
disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy
2. (noun) clemency
mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season
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Sense: merciful.
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 Afrikaans: lankmoedigheid, genade |
 Arabic: اعْتِدال، رأْفَه |
 Bulgarian: мекота |
 Brazilian: clemência |
 Czech: mírnost, laskavost |
 German: die Milde |
 Danish: mildhed; barmhjertighed |
 Greek: επιείκεια |
 Spanish: clemencia |
 Estonian: armulisus |
 Farsi: ملایمت؛ گذشت |
 Finnish: lempeys |
 French: clémence |
 Hebrew: נוֹחוּת, רַחֲמָנוּת |
 Hindi: दया |
 Croatian: blagost, obzir |
 Hungarian: irgalmasság; enyheség |
 Indonesian: pengampunan |
 Icelandic: miskunn |
 Italian: clemenza |
 Japanese: 寛容 |
 Korean: 관용 |
 Lithuanian: malonė, gailestingumas |
 Latvian: maigums; mērenība (klimat |
 Malay: kenyamanan |
 Dutch: genade |
 Norwegian: barmhjertighet, nåde; mil |
 Polish: łaska |
 Persian: ملایمت؛ گذشت |
 Pashto: زره سوی، گذشت |
 Portuguese: clemência |
 Romanian: clemenţă |
 Russian: милосердие |
 Slovak: láskavosť |
 Slovenian: velikodušnost |
 Serbian: blagost |
 Swedish: mildhet, förbarmande, nåd |
 Thai: ความกรุณา; อากาศเย็นสบาย |
 Turkish: merhamet,şefkat |
 Taiwanese: 溫和，仁慈 |
 Ukrainian: милосердя; м'якість |
 Urdu: رحمدلی ، نرمی |
 Vietnamese: lòng nhân từ |
 Chinese: 温和 |
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