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lenitude

lenitude noun: the quality or habit of being lenient; lenity.

Noun

lenitude (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity.
    • Saint Augustine, correcting in himself ſuch lingring and dangerous delay, ſuch lenitude and backwardneſſe of mind and will to repent[…]1650, R. Winterton, The Considerations of Drexelius Upon Eternity

Origin of lenitude

Latin lenitudo.

Questions about lenitude

What does lenitude mean?
Lenitude means the quality or habit of being lenient; lenity.
What part of speech is lenitude?
Lenitude is a noun.

Words near lenitude in the dictionary

  1. lenitions
  2. lenitive
  3. lenitively
  4. lenitiveness
  5. lenitives
  6. lenitude
  7. lenity
  8. leniwe
  9. lenj
  10. lenjes
  11. lenjs

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