| Noun | 1. | mercifulness - the feeling that motivates compassion Synonyms: mercy |
| 2. | mercifulness - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" Synonyms: mercy Antonyms: unmercifulness, mercilessness - inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving | |
| 3. | mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" |
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