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unmercy

unmercy noun: the lack or absence of mercy; mercilessness.

Noun

unmercy (countable and uncountable, plural unmercies)

  1. The lack or absence of mercy; mercilessness.
    • There is justice and injustice, mercy and unmercy, love and unlove, self and unself, faithfulness and unfaithfulness, the well-being of others and the ill-being of others, the honor of God and the dishonor of God.1870, Octavius Perinchief, Sermons Preached in Memorial Church, Baltimore

Forms of unmercy

pluralunmercies

Origin of unmercy

From Middle English onmerci, unmerci, unmercy; equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + mercy.

Questions about unmercy

What does unmercy mean?
Unmercy means the lack or absence of mercy; mercilessness.
What part of speech is unmercy?
Unmercy is a noun.
What is the plural of unmercy?
The plural of unmercy is unmercies.

Words near unmercy in the dictionary

  1. unmerciful
  2. unmercifully
  3. unmercifulness
  4. unmerciless
  5. unmercurial
  6. unmercy
  7. unmeretricious
  8. unmerge
  9. unmergeability
  10. unmergeable
  11. unmerged

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