Mercy

Noun

 * 1)  relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another
 * She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.
 * 1)  forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
 * Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.
 * 1)  A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion
 * Mercy is one of his many virtues.
 * 1)  Instances of forebearance or forgiveness.
 * Psalms 40:11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord
 * 1) A blessing, something to be thankful for.
 * It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed

Related terms

 * merciless
 * merciful
 * mercy me

Adjectives for Mercy
intellectual; wondrous; holy; tender; weak-eyed; ill-judged; noble; infinite; crowning; marvelous; common; eternal; devilish; saving; scant; lawful; hopeless; imperial; wonted; mutual; single; pardoning; gentle.

Verbs for Mercy
beg—; crown with—; dispose toward—; excite—; exercise—; extend—; favor with —; forbear out of—; grace with—; grant —; howl for—; implore—; invoke—; judge with—; lack—; lend—; plead for—; recom¬mend—; rejoice in—; soften in—; sue for —; supplicate—; temper with—; tender—; throw upon—of; vouchsafe—; win—; — relents; —restrains; —spares; —thaws; —yields.

Thesaurus
acceptance, act of grace, act of kindness, benefaction, beneficence, benefit, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, blessing, caritas, charity, clemency, clementness, commiseration, compassion, condolence, consideration, courtesy, easiness, easygoingness, favor, feeling, forbearance, forbearing, forgiveness, generosity, gentleness, good deed, good offices, good turn, goodwill, grace, graciousness, humaneness, humanity, indulgence, kind deed, kind offices, kindliness, kindly act, kindness, labor of love, laxness, lenience, leniency, lenientness, lenity, liberality, magnanimity, mercifulness, mildness, mitigation, mitzvah, moderateness, obligation, office, pardon, pathos, patience, pity, quarter, relief, reprieve, ruth, self-pity, service, softness, sympathy, tenderness, thoughtfulness, tolerance, turn

Etymology
From merci: from  merci: (compare  merci:, mercit:), from  mercedem:, accusative of merces: from merx:. Displaced native Middle English are:, ore: "mercy" (from Old English ar: "mercy, grace"), Middle English mildse: "mercy, clemency" (from Old English milds:, milts: "mercy, kindness").

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 * : 자비 (jabi)
 * : milts
 * : జాలి (jaali), కరుణ (karuNa)
 * : జాలి (jaali), కరుణ (karuNa)
 * : జాలి (jaali), కరుణ (karuNa)
 * : జాలి (jaali), కరుణ (karuNa)

Noun

 * 1)  relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another