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relentments

relentments is the plural of relentment.

Meaning of relentment

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

Questions about relentments

What is relentments the plural of?
Relentments is the plural of relentment.

Words near relentments in the dictionary

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

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