Lenity and Spleen

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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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Spleen is an antonym for lenity.

Spleen noun - An intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.

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Lenity is an antonym for spleen.

Nearby Word: splenic

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

Lenity & Spleen. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lenity/spleen>.

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