Lenity and Roughness

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Lenity noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.

Usage example: a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us

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Roughness is an antonym for lenity.

Roughness noun - A harsh or sharp quality.

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Lenity is an antonym for roughness.

Nearby Words: rough, roughen, roughing

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Roughness and Lenity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lenity/roughness

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