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LENITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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