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Lenity

The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency; -- opposed to severity and rigor.

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Mercy 76% connected

Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adver…

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Lenience 92% connected

Alt. of Leniency

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Leniency 92% connected

The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.

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Mildness 92% connected

The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Acerbity noun · 78% connection

Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Acrimony noun · 78% connection

Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Amenity noun · 78% connection

The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Asperity noun · 78% connection

Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Attemper verb · 78% connection

To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Austerity noun · 78% connection

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Benignity noun · 78% connection

Mildness; gentleness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Clemency noun · 78% connection

Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Delicacy adjective · 78% connection

Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Effeminacy noun · 78% connection

Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicac…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Favor noun · 78% connection

To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to counten…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Flesh noun · 78% connection

In a good sense, tenderness of feeling; gentleness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lenient, mildness, temper, disposition, gentleness.
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Gentleness noun · 78% connection

The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mi…

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