'Mercifulness' definitions:

Definition of 'mercifulness'

(from WordNet)
noun
The feeling that motivates compassion [syn: mercifulness, mercy]
noun
A disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" [syn: mercifulness, mercy] [ant: mercilessness, unmercifulness]
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" [syn: clemency, mercifulness, mercy]

Definition of 'Mercifulness'

From: GCIDE
  • Merciful \Mer"ci*ful\, a. [Mercy + -ful.]
  • 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of merciless. [1913 Webster]
  • The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. --Ex. xxxiv. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate. [1913 Webster]
  • A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement; benignant. [1913 Webster] -- {Mer"ci*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Mer"ci*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'mercifulness'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Mercifulness'