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Definition of Mercifulness

• (noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
• (noun) a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
• (noun) the feeling that motivates compassion

Synonyms of Mercifulness

• Mercy
• Mercy
• Clemency
• Mercy

Antonyms of Mercifulness

• Mercilessness

Homophones of Mercifulness