1. mercifulness - noun
· the feeling that motivates compassion
Synonym(s): mercy
Hypernym(s): compassion, compassionateness
2. mercifulness - noun
· a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
Synonym(s): mercy
Hypernym(s): humaneness
Antonym(s): mercilessness
3. mercifulness - 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"
Hypernym(s): lenience, leniency
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