mercifulness

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. the feeling that motivates compassion
• Syn:
mercy
• Derivationally related forms:
merciful
• Hypernyms:
compassion, compassionateness
• Hyponyms:
forgiveness
2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving
- in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
• Syn:
mercy
• Ant:
mercilessness
• Derivationally related forms:
merciful
• Hypernyms:
humaneness
• Hyponyms:
compassion, pity, forgivingness, kindness, lenience,
leniency, mildness, lenity
3. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
- he threw himself on the mercy of the court
• Syn:
clemency, mercy
• Derivationally related forms:
merciful, clement (for: clemency)
• Hypernyms:
lenience, leniency
• Hyponyms:
commutation, re-sentencing, amnesty, pardon, free pardon,
quarter, reprieve, respite

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  clemency, mercy
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  mercilessness, unmercifulness