WordCmp.com

mercifulness vs forgivingness

forgivingness vs mercifulness

mercifulness and forgivingness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mercifulness Yes No No No
forgivingness Yes No No No
As nouns, forgivingness is a hyponym of mercifulness; that is, forgivingness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mercifulness:
  • mercifulness: a disposition to be kind and forgiving
  • forgivingness: tendency to be kind and forgiving
Other hyponyms of mercifulness include compassion, pity, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mildness.
mercifulness (noun) forgivingness (noun)
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice tendency to be kind and forgiving
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
the feeling that motivates compassion
Difference between mercifulness and forgivingness

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.