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lenity

/ˈlɛnɪti/

lenity noun: leniency, mercy, forgiveness.

Noun

lenity (countable and uncountable, plural lenities)

  1. leniency, mercy, forgiveness
    • His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue,
      And be reclaim’d with princely lenitie.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    • In the ſeveral Debates upon this Impeachment, it muſt be confeſſed that his Majeſty gave many marks Of his great Lenity, often urging the Services you had done him, and endeavouring to extenuate your Crimes.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author being Informed of a Design to Accuse Him of High-Treason, Makes His Escape to Blefuscu. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […]...
    Synonyms:
    lenience

lenity meaning in Tamil

lenity in Tamil

கமை

Synonyms of lenity

Forms of lenity

plurallenities

Origin of lenity

Borrowed from Middle French lénité, from Latin lēnitās (whence -ity), from lēnis (“soft”).

Words formed from lenity

Questions about lenity

What does lenity mean?
Lenity means leniency, mercy, forgiveness.
What is lenity in Tamil?
Lenity in Tamil is கமை. See Lenity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lenity?
Lenity is a noun.
How do you pronounce lenity?
Lenity is pronounced /ˈlɛnɪti/.
What is the plural of lenity?
The plural of lenity is lenities.

Words near lenity in the dictionary

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

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