clement
/ˈklɛmənt/
clement adjective: lenient or merciful; charitable.
Adjective
clement (comparative more clement, superlative most clement)
- Lenient or merciful; charitable.
- I know you are more clement than vilde^([sic – meaning vile]) men, / Who of their broken Debtors take a third, / A ſixt, a tenth, letting them thriue againe / On their abatement; […]1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- Your clement sentence they would account pusillanimous.1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter [HTTP://GUTENBERG.NET.AU/EBOOKS06/0608511H.HTML 18].”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- lenient, merciful, relentful, easygoing, forbearing, indulgent, lax, loose-handed, permissible, permissive
- Mild (said of weather and similar circumstances).
- The weather is clement, though there was a downpour yesterday and I was obliged to take precautions.1984, Edna O'Brien, “The Bachelor”, in A Fanatic Heart, New York: Plume, page 66
- The earth was still dry and the air was perfectly clement.1992, A. B. Yehoshua, translated by Hillel Halkin, Mr. Mani, New York: Doubleday, pages 314–5
Proper noun capitalized: Clement
Clement (countable and uncountable, plural Clements)
- A male given name from Latin, borne by an early pope and by several saints.
- And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.Philippians 4:3
- A surname.
- A township in Gladwin County, Michigan, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.
clement meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
clement in Hindi
- क्लेमेन्ट
clement in Tamil
- இயல்பில் சாந்தமான, இரக்க குணமுள்ள, இனிமையான
clement in Marathi
- क्लेमेन्ट
clement in Urdu
- بامروت, مشفق, نرم دل, رحیم
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- clement in Bengali
- দয়ালু, মৃদু
- clement in Telugu
- క్లెమెంట్
- clement in Malayalam
- ശാന്തസ്വഭാവമുള്ള, സൗമ്യമായ, കരുണമായ, ദയാർദ്രമായ
- clement in Kannada
- ಮೃದು, ಸೌಮ್ಯ, ಶಾಂತ, ಹಿತಕರವಾದ
- clement in Punjabi
- ਕਲੀਮੈਂਟ
- clement in Gujarati
- ઉઘાડ ughāṛ
- clement in Odia
- କ୍ଲେମେଣ୍ଟ
- clement in Nepali
- क्लेमेन्ट
Synonyms of clement
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Forms of clement
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more clement |
| superlative | most clement |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Clements |
Origin of clement
From Old French, from Latin clēmēns (“merciful”). Equivalent to clīnō + participial suffix -menos. https://www.etymonline.com/word/clemency
From Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmens (“merciful”). Doublet of Clemens and San Clemente.
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Questions about clement
- What does clement mean?
- Clement means lenient or merciful; charitable.
- What is clement in Hindi?
- Clement in Hindi is क्लेमेन्ट. See Clement meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is clement?
- Clement can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce clement?
- Clement is pronounced /ˈklɛmənt/.
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