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mercifulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mer-ci-ful-ness
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being merciful; mercy.

Etymology

From Middle English mercyfulnes, mercyfullenesse, equivalent to merciful + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mercifulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

clemency mercy

Questions

What does mercifulness mean?
The state of being merciful; mercy.
Where does mercifulness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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