Leniency
Leniency noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.
Usage example: the defense requested leniency in light of their client's lack of a prior criminal record
Softness and leniency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Softness" instead a noun "Leniency".
Softness
Softness noun - A disposition to be lenient in judging others.
Usage example: softness is not something permitted of good leaders
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- kindness and leniency
- kindness and softness
- benevolence and leniency
- benevolence and softness
- compassion and leniency
- compassion and softness
- sympathy and leniency
- sympathy and softness
- humanity and leniency
- humanity and softness
- gentleness and leniency
- gentleness and softness
- tenderness and leniency
- tenderness and softness
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Softness and Leniency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leniency/softness
Leniency & Softness. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/leniency/softness>.
Softness or Leniency. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/leniency/softness.
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