mercy in English dictionary

  • mercy

    Meanings and definitions of "mercy"

    • (uncountable) relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another
    • (uncountable) forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
    • (uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion
    • (countable) Instances of forebearance or forgiveness.
    • A blessing, something to be thankful for.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion
    • noun
      (countable)
      Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
    • noun
      A blessing, something to be thankful for.
    • noun
      (phrasal)
      Subjugation, power; reliance upon the compassion, forbearance, or whim of another (at the mercy of)
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To thank.
    • The switch between a ruled death sentence and a milder one.
    • forgiveness or compassion
    • tendency toward forgiveness
    • instances of forebearance or forgiveness
    • blessing
    • noun
      alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
    • noun
      a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
    • noun
      leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
    • noun
      something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
    • noun
      the feeling that motivates compassion

    Synonyms of "mercy" in English dictionary

    succour, leniency, mercifulness are the top synonyms of "mercy" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "mercy" in English dictionary

    mercilessness is the antonym of "mercy" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of mercy

    • mercy ( countable and uncountable;  plural  mercies)
    • mercy (countable and uncountable, plural mercies)
    • mercy (third-person singular simple present mercies, present participle mercying, simple past and past participle mercied)
  • Mercy

    Meanings and definitions of "mercy"

    • A female given name, one of the less common Puritan virtue names.
    • proper
      A female given name, one of the less common Puritan virtue names.

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