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relentment

relentment noun: the act of relenting, softening.

Noun

relentment (countable and uncountable, plural relentments)

  1. The act of relenting, softening.
    • Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it moſt equall to ſubmit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moiſt relentment.1658, Thomas Browne, “Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall. […]. Chapter I”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 1

Forms of relentment

pluralrelentments

Origin of relentment

From relent + -ment.

Questions about relentment

What does relentment mean?
Relentment means the act of relenting, softening.
What part of speech is relentment?
Relentment is a noun.
What is the plural of relentment?
The plural of relentment is relentments.

Words near relentment in the dictionary

  1. relentingly
  2. relentings
  3. relentless
  4. relentlessly
  5. relentlessness
  6. relentment
  7. relentments
  8. relents
  9. relessee
  10. relessees
  11. relessor

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