1. mercy - 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"
Synonym(s): clemency, mercifulness
Hypernym(s): lenience, leniency
2. mercy - noun
· a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
Synonym(s): mercifulness
Hypernym(s): humaneness
3. mercy - noun
· the feeling that motivates compassion
Synonym(s): mercifulness
Hypernym(s): compassion, compassionateness
4. mercy - noun
· something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
5. mercy - noun
· alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
Hypernym(s): relief, succor, succour, ministration
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