Clemency
Clemency noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.
Usage example: the judge chose to show clemency to the truly repentant embezzler
Softness and clemency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Softness" instead a noun "Clemency".
Nearby Words: clement, Clemente, clemencia
Softness
Softness noun - The quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing.
Usage example: the climate had the softness of the south of France
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- kindness and clemency
- kindness and softness
- benevolence and clemency
- benevolence and softness
- compassion and clemency
- compassion and softness
- sympathy and clemency
- sympathy and softness
- humanity and clemency
- humanity and softness
- gentleness and clemency
- gentleness and softness
- tenderness and clemency
- tenderness and softness
Cite this Source
Softness and Clemency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clemency/softness
Clemency & Softness. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clemency/softness>.
Softness or Clemency. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clemency/softness.
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