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(n)
The state of being merciful; mercy.
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The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
(adj)
Showing mercy.
The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
The state of being kind.
The act of one who cares.
A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
(uncountable) Disposition to do good.
The quality of being warm-hearted.
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
British standard spelling of favor.
Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of thank-you. [An expression of gratitude.]
(v)
(transitive) To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.
(adv)
Used to make a polite request.
Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
Kind, generous.
(countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
The action of forgiving.
Forgiveness for an offence.
The state or quality of being high-handed.
The act of saying sorry; an apology.
The act of indulging.
Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
The ability to make wise choices or decisions.
Compassionate mercy.
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
(obsolete) Synonym of clemency.
Good fortune.
Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.
Something of value given in return for an act.
A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
A pause or period of slackening.
An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
(uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.
A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
(colloquial, often childish) Something that is forbidden, prohibited, discouraged or taboo.
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
British standard spelling of neighborhood.
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
(prison slang) A stupid or undesirable person.
A sudden or unsteady movement.
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
(Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
(countable, uncountable) The action of animals eating, mainly of grass in a field or on other grassland.
(figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
An extra card or set of cards that is allowed to play at the end of various card games.
An instance of pawning something.
A male given name from Arabic.
A surname from Korean.
A surname.
An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
(N)
a Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče that derives from the Slavic word mir, meaning 'peace'.
Alternative form of Garasia. [A member of one of the scheduled tribes of India , settled in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat.]
Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname.
(uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.
(medicine) An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.
(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.
A fourth part of something.
A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.
The quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
Good or charitable character or behavior.
The act of one who begs.
Obsolete spelling of merciful. [Showing mercy.]
(uncountable) The characteristic of being tenderhearted.
The state of being gracious.
The property of being merciless.
(religion) The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).