Lenity and Uncharitableness

Lenity

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

Uncharitableness is an antonym for lenity.

Uncharitableness

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Uncharitableness and Lenity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lenity/uncharitableness
Lenity & Uncharitableness. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lenity/uncharitableness>.
Uncharitableness or Lenity. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lenity/uncharitableness.
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