mercy

Meaning of mercy

noun
  1. Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
    She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.
  2. Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
    Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.
  3. A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.
    Mercy is one of his many virtues.
  4. Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
    Psalms 40:11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord
  5. A blessing; something to be thankful for.
    It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed
verb
  1. To feel mercy
  2. To show mercy; to pardon or treat leniently because of mercy
interjection
  1. Expressing surprise or alarm.
    Mercy! Look at the state of you!

Information about mercy

  • The plural form of mercy is: mercies.
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Hyphenation of mercy

mercy

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • mercy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

mercy synonyms

Meaning clemency:

clemency, mercifulness

Meaning mercifulness:

mercifulness

mercy antonyms

Meaning :

cruelty, mercilessness, ruthlessness

Translation of mercy

Words that rhyme with mercy

Bercy, bercy, diphycercy, gephyrocercy, heterocercy, homocercy, isocercy, Aldercy, Dercy, Piercy, Gramercy, Mercy, bemercy, gramercy, promercy, remercy, Percy

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