Lenity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛnᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛnɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛnɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɛnᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leniency mildness lenience

Word Forms

lenient

adjective

tolerant or lenient

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nachsicht

Barmherzigkeit als Folge von Nachsicht oder Toleranz

🇫🇷French

clémence

la miséricorde en raison du fait d'être indulgent ou tolérant

🇪🇸Spanish

lenidad

Misericordia como consecuencia de ser indulgente o tolerante.

🇮🇹Italian

clemenza

misericordia come conseguenza dell’essere indulgente o tollerante

🇳🇱Dutch

mildheid

barmhartigheid als gevolg van mildheid of verdraagzaamheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

clemência

misericórdia como consequência de ser leniente ou tolerante

🇷🇺Russian

снисходительность

милосердие как следствие снисходительности или терпимости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढिलाई

उदार या सहनशील होने के परिणामस्वरूप दयालुता

🇧🇩Bengali

উদারতা

নম্র বা সহনশীল হওয়ার ফলস্বরূপ করুণাময়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

மென்மை

தயவு அல்லது சகிப்புத்தன்மையின் விளைவாக கருணை

🇮🇳Telugu

కనికరము

కరుణ లేదా సహనం యొక్క పర్యవసానంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

सौम्यता

दयाळू किंवा सहनशील असण्याचा परिणाम म्हणून दयाळूपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદારતા

ઉદાર અથવા સહનશીલ હોવાના પરિણામે દયાળુતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೃದುತ್ವ

ಮೃದುತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಹಿಷ್ಣುತೆಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಕರುಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദയ

കരുണയോ സഹിഷ്ണുതയോ ഉള്ളതിൻ്റെ അനന്തരഫലമായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਰਮੀ

ਉਦਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرمی

نرمی یا روادار ہونے کے نتیجے میں رحمدلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宽大

仁慈是宽大或宽容的结果

🇯🇵Japanese

寛大

寛大または寛容であることの結果としての慈悲深さ

🇰🇷Korean

관용

관대함이나 관용의 결과로 나타나는 자비심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoan dung

lòng thương xót là kết quả của việc khoan dung hoặc khoan dung

🇹🇭Thai

ความผ่อนปรน

ความเมตตาอันเป็นผลจากการผ่อนปรนหรืออดทน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelonggaran

belas kasihan sebagai konsekuensi dari bersikap lunak atau toleran

🇵🇭Filipino

kaluwagan

pagkamaawain bilang resulta ng pagiging maluwag o mapagparaya

🇲🇾Malay

kelembutan

belas kasihan sebagai akibat daripada bersikap lemah lembut atau bertolak ansur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسامح

الرحمة نتيجة التساهل أو التسامح

🇮🇷Persian

نرمی

مهربانی در نتیجه نرمش یا مدارا بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

hoşgörü

hoşgörülü veya hoşgörülü olmanın bir sonucu olarak merhamet

🇮🇱Hebrew

קלילות

רחמים כתוצאה מהיותם רחמים או סובלניים

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