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merciful
English
Etymology
From Middle English merciful, mercyful, equivalent to mercy +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?s?fl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??s?fl?/
- Hyphenation: mer?ci?ful
Adjective
merciful (comparative more merciful, superlative most merciful)
- Showing mercy.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
Synonyms
- ruthful
Antonyms
- merciless
- cruel
Derived terms
- mercifulness
Translations
Anagrams
- crimeful
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kindness
English
Alternative forms
- kindenesse (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English kindenesse, equivalent to kind +? -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka?ndn?s/, /?ka?ndn?s/
Noun
kindness (countable and uncountable, plural kindnesses)
- The state of being kind.
- An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
- How can I thank you for your many kindnesses?
- Do me a kindness and leave.
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