Definition: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Similar words: tolerance
Definition: the act of tolerating something
Synonyms: lenience, leniency, indulgence
Definition: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Usage: too much indulgence spoils a child
Similar words: permissiveness, tolerance
Definition: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
Synonyms: mildness, lenience, leniency, lenity
Definition: mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
Similar words: mercifulness, mercy
Definition: a disposition to be kind and forgiving
Usage: in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband