Synonyms for lenience
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Noun
1. Lenity — leniency, mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment
lenity, indulgence, mildness, mercy, tenderness, clemency, leniency, gentleness, forbearance, softness, lenientness rare
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Definitions
- n. 1
Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time.
Forms
- Plural
- leniences → lenities, indulgences, mildnesses, mercies…
Example sentences
- mercy And so God took mercy on her, and gave her a girl.
- indulgence His parents are tolerant of his self-indulgence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lenience | rising | |
| mercy | rising | |
| indulgence | steady | |
| mildness | steady | |
| lenity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- mercy2
- 6 letters
- lenity
- 8 letters
- clemency3, softness2, leniency3, mildness
- 10 letters
- indulgence3, tenderness3, gentleness3
- 11 letters
- forbearance3, lenientness
- 14 letters
- hypertolerance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mercy2 = 2 syllables).
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