Clemency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

good weather with comfortable temperatures

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌlmɛn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsθɹˈɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsθɹˈɔːl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌlmɛn/.

Examples

he threw himself on the mercy of the court

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mercy mercifulness mildness

Parts of Speech

noun	good weather with comfortable temperatures
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”

Word Forms

mild	adjective	mild and pleasant
clement	adjective	(of weather or climate) physically mild
merciful	adjective	showing or giving mercy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Milde

gutes Wetter mit angenehmen Temperaturen

🇫🇷French

clémence

beau temps avec des températures confortables

🇪🇸Spanish

clemencia

buen tiempo con temperaturas agradables

🇮🇹Italian

clemenza

bel tempo con temperature confortevoli

🇳🇱Dutch

clementie

mooi weer met aangename temperaturen

🇵🇹Portuguese

clemência

bom tempo com temperaturas confortáveis

🇷🇺Russian

милосердие

хорошая погода с комфортной температурой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दया

आरामदायक तापमान के साथ अच्छा मौसम

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমা

আরামদায়ক তাপমাত্রা সহ ভাল আবহাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கருணை

வசதியான வெப்பநிலையுடன் நல்ல வானிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షమాపణ

సౌకర్యవంతమైన ఉష్ణోగ్రతలతో మంచి వాతావరణం

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षमा

आरामदायक तापमानासह चांगले हवामान

🇮🇳Gujarati

દયા

આરામદાયક તાપમાન સાથે સારું હવામાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಮೆ

ಆರಾಮದಾಯಕ ತಾಪಮಾನದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ಹವಾಮಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദയ

സുഖപ്രദമായ താപനിലയുള്ള നല്ല കാലാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਹਿਮ

ਆਰਾਮਦਾਇਕ ਤਾਪਮਾਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਚੰਗਾ ਮੌਸਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

رحم

آرام دہ درجہ حرارت کے ساتھ اچھا موسم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宽大处理

天气好，温度舒适

🇯🇵Japanese

寛大な

良い天気と快適な気温

🇰🇷Korean

관용

좋은 날씨와 쾌적한 온도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoan dung

thời tiết tốt với nhiệt độ dễ chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ความเมตตากรุณา

อากาศดี อุณหภูมิกำลังสบาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

grasi

cuaca bagus dengan suhu nyaman

🇵🇭Filipino

awa

magandang panahon na may komportableng temperatura

🇲🇾Malay

belas kasihan

cuaca yang baik dengan suhu yang selesa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرأفة

طقس جيد مع درجات حرارة مريحة

🇮🇷Persian

بخشش

هوای خوب با دمای راحت

🇹🇷Turkish

merhamet

konforlu sıcaklıklara sahip güzel hava

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲנִינָה

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