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View synonyms for lenity
lenity
[ len-i-tee ]
noun
, plural len·i·ties.
- the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- a lenient act.
lenity
/ ˈlɛnɪtɪ /
noun
- the state or quality of being lenient
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lenity1
C16: from Latin lēnitās gentleness, from lēnis soft
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Example Sentences
The mistake of the military authorities in regard to the New York riot, was lenity.
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Poaching, John Carter—is—is a sin of which too many are guilty, owing to the lenity of our most excellent laws.
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Your indulgence, your lenity shall take place of every hardship, and leave me nothing but filial affection!'
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With this vast lightening of spirit came, not only gratitude, but a sense of lenity toward Governor Abbott.
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The very absence of all claim to mitigation, makes it impossible to mistake the motive to lenity in his case.
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