“in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband”
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
merciful
adjective
showing or giving mercy
clement
adjective
(used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Barmherzigkeit
das Gefühl, das Mitgefühl motiviert
🇫🇷French
clémence
le sentiment qui motive la compassion
🇪🇸Spanish
misericordia
el sentimiento que motiva la compasión
🇮🇹Italian
misericordia
il sentimento che motiva la compassione
🇳🇱Dutch
barmhartigheid
het gevoel dat mededogen motiveert
🇵🇹Portuguese
misericórdia
o sentimento que motiva a compaixão
🇷🇺Russian
милосердие
чувство, которое мотивирует сострадание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
रहम
वह भावना जो करुणा को प्रेरित करती है
🇧🇩Bengali
করুণা
অনুভূতি যা সমবেদনাকে অনুপ্রাণিত করে
🇮🇳Tamil
இரக்கம்
இரக்கத்தை ஊக்குவிக்கும் உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
దయ
కరుణను ప్రేరేపించే భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
दयाळूपणा
करुणा प्रेरित करणारी भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
દયા
લાગણી જે કરુણાને પ્રેરિત કરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕರುಣೆ
ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುವ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കാരുണ്യം
അനുകമ്പയെ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦਇਆ
ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜੋ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
رحمدلی
وہ احساس جو ہمدردی کو تحریک دیتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
仁慈
激发同情心的感觉
🇯🇵Japanese
慈悲深さ
思いやりを引き起こす感情
🇰🇷Korean
자비심
연민을 불러일으키는 감정
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lòng thương xót
cảm giác thúc đẩy lòng trắc ẩn
🇹🇭Thai
ความเมตตา
ความรู้สึกที่กระตุ้นให้เกิดความเห็นอกเห็นใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
sifat murah hati
perasaan yang memotivasi kasih sayang
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkamaawain
ang pakiramdam na nag-uudyok sa pakikiramay
🇲🇾Malay
belas kasihan
perasaan yang mendorong belas kasihan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الرحمة
الشعور الذي يحفز الرحمة
🇮🇷Persian
مهربانی
احساسی که محرک شفقت است
🇹🇷Turkish
merhametlilik
şefkati motive eden duygu
🇮🇱Hebrew
רחמים
התחושה שמניעה חמלה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'mercifulness'?
The primary meaning of 'mercifulness' is 'the feeling that motivates compassion'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mercifulness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'mercifulness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'mercifulness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'mercifulness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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