Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lenity

/ˈlɛnɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: leni-ty
IPA: /ˈlɛnɪti/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

leniency, mercy, forgiveness

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue, And be reclaim’d with princely lenitie."
"In the ſeveral Debates upon this Impeachment, it muſt be confeſſed that his Majeſty gave many marks Of his great Lenity, often urging the Services you had done him, and endeavouring to extenuate your Crimes."
"If his judgment in this case was erroneous, be it remembered it was his own; nor let the narrator be accountable for an excess of lenity and good nature peculiarly characteristic of the man."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lénité, from Latin lēnitās (whence -ity), from lēnis (“soft”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -ity

Usage

Inflected Forms

lenities (plural)

Derived Forms

semperlenity

Phrases

rule of lenity

Synonyms

lenience leniency mildness

Questions

How do you pronounce lenity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛnɪti/.
What does lenity mean?: leniency, mercy, forgiveness
Where does lenity come from?: Borrowed from Middle French lénité, from Latin lēnitās (whence -ity), from lēnis (“soft”).

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