mercifulness

1. The feeling that motivates compassion (synset 107570065)
   is a type of: compassion, compassionateness - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
   subtypes: forgiveness - compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
   same as: mercy
2. A disposition to be kind and forgiving (synset 104836513)
   "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
   is a type of: humaneness - the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
   subtypes:

   • compassion, pity - the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
   • forgivingness, kindness - tendency to be kind and forgiving
   • lenience, leniency, lenity, mildness - mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
   same as: mercy
3. Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (synset 101073335)
   "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
   is a type of: lenience, leniency - lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
   subtypes:

   • commutation, re-sentencing - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
   • amnesty, free pardon, pardon - the formal act of liberating someone
   • quarter - clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
   • reprieve, respite - the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
   same as: clemency, mercy

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