Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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mercifulness | Yes | No | No | No |
compassion | Yes | No | No | No |
mercifulness (noun) | compassion (noun) |
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it |
a disposition to be kind and forgiving | a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering |
the feeling that motivates compassion |