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mercy

/ˈmɝsi/noun2 syllables

Mercy means: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice.

Synonyms for mercy14

noun, as in leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

clemency, mercifulness

noun, as in a disposition to be kind and forgiving

mercifulness

noun, as in the feeling that motivates compassion

mercifulness

also used for mercy

ruth, kindness, leniency, quarter, pity, sympathy, bowels, commiseration, compassion, empathy, fellow feeling, remorse

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What does mercy mean?5

noun

1

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice“he threw himself on the mercy of the court”

2

a disposition to be kind and forgiving“in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband”

3

the feeling that motivates compassion

4

something for which to be thankful“it was a mercy we got out alive”

5

alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed“distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mercy?1

two syllables

percy
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Mercy in a sentence

  • Blessed are the merciful, for they themselves shall obtain mercy.Amittai
  • Let's show mercy, but on a global level.Nylez
  • Have mercy on me and spare my life, please!unknown
  • At any rate, that it had ended without serious incident was a small mercy.unknown
  • They were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather.unknown
  • The champion had the challengers at his mercy.unknown
  • The ship was drifting at the mercy of the waves.Tamy
  • The ship was at the mercy of the waves.Swift

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Forms of mercy

as a noun

plural
mercies