mercy

English Thesaurus

1. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (noun.act)

hypernym	:	lenience, leniency,
definition	:	lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers (noun.act)

hyponym	:	commutation, re-sentencing,
definition	:	(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law (noun.act)

hyponym	:	amnesty, free pardon, pardon,
definition	:	the formal act of liberating someone (noun.act)

hyponym	:	quarter,
definition	:	clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent (noun.act)

hyponym	:	reprieve, respite,
definition	:	the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment (noun.act)

2. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ministration, relief, succor, succour,
definition	:	assistance in time of difficulty (noun.act)

3. a disposition to be kind and forgiving (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	humaneness,
definition	:	the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	compassion, pity,
definition	:	the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	forgivingness, kindness,
definition	:	tendency to be kind and forgiving (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	lenience, leniency, lenity, mildness,
definition	:	mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant (noun.attribute)

4. the feeling that motivates compassion (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	compassion, compassionateness,
definition	:	a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	forgiveness,
definition	:	compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive (noun.feeling)

5. something for which to be thankful (noun.state)

hypernym	:	blessing, boon,
definition	:	a desirable state (noun.state)

6. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (noun.act)

derivation	:	clement,
definition	:	(used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy (adj.all)

derivation	:	merciful,
definition	:	showing or giving mercy (adj.all)

7. a disposition to be kind and forgiving (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	mercilessness, unmercifulness,
definition	:	inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	merciful,
definition	:	(used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious (adj.all)

8. the feeling that motivates compassion (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	merciful,
definition	:	showing or giving mercy (adj.all)

9. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (noun.act)

derivation	:	clement,
definition	:	(used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy (adj.all)

derivation	:	merciful,
definition	:	showing or giving mercy (adj.all)

10. a disposition to be kind and forgiving (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	mercilessness, unmercifulness,
definition	:	inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	merciful,
definition	:	(used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious (adj.all)

11. the feeling that motivates compassion (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	merciful,
definition	:	showing or giving mercy (adj.all)