2. A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.

3. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.

4. Alleviation of distress; relief: Taking in the refugees was an act of mercy.

Without any protection against; helpless before: drifting in an open boat, at the mercy of the elements.

[Middle English merci. from Old French, from Medieval Latin mercēs, mercēd-. from Latin, reward .]

Synonyms:mercy, leniency, clemency, charity
These nouns mean humane and kind, sympathetic, or forgiving treatment of or disposition toward others. Mercy is compassionate forbearance: "The challenge. is how to define morally reasonable grounds on which to grant perpetrators mercy and allow them to go free" (Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela).
Leniency implies mildness, gentleness, and often a tendency to reduce punishment: "Even though Grant advocated leniency toward the Confederacy's military leaders, he called for punishment of its political leaders" (Brooks D. Simpson).
Clemency is mercy shown by someone with judicial authority: The judge believed in clemency for youthful offenders. Charity is goodwill and benevolence in judging others: "With malice toward none, with charity for all. let us strive on to finish the work we are in" (Abraham Lincoln).

1. compassionate treatment of or attitude towards an offender, adversary, etc, who is in one's power or care; clemency; pity

2. the power to show mercy: to throw oneself on someone's mercy.

3. a relieving or welcome occurrence or state of affairs: his death was a mercy after weeks of pain.

4.at the mercy of in the power of

[C12: from Old French, from Latin mercēs wages, recompense, price, from merx goods]

mer•cy

1. compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion or benevolence.

2. the disposition or discretionary power to be compassionate or forbearing.

3. an act of kindness, compassion, or favor.

4. something of good fortune; blessing: It was a mercy they weren't hurt.

at the mercy of, wholly in the power of; subject to.

[1125–75; Middle English merci < Old French < Latin mercēd- (s. of mercēs ) wages (Late Latin, Medieval Latin: heavenly reward), derivative of merx goods]

Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:

1. kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power. He showed his enemies no mercy. genade رَحْمَه пощада piedade slitování die Gnade nåde; barmhjertighed έλεος. οίκτος compasión. clemencia halastus رحم armo pitié רחמים दया milosrđe kegyelem, irgalom belas kasihan miskunn pietà 慈悲 자비 gailestingumas, pasigailėjimas žēlsirdība; žēlastība belas kasihan genade barmhjertighet. medlidenhet łaska. litość رحم piedade milă милосердие ; пощада zľutovanie, súcit usmiljenje milosrđe barmhärtighet, förbarmande, nåd ความเมตตากรุณา merhamet 寬宏大量 милосердя رحم، ترس lòng nhân từ 怜悯，宽容

2. a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful. It was a mercy that it didn't rain. genade نِعْمَه، بَرَكَه щастие sorte štěstí das Glück held; velsignelse ευτύχημα suerte õnnistus لطف onni chance מזל कृपा, दया, रहम sreća szerencse kemujuran mildi, lán fortuna 幸運 하나님의 은총, 행운 laimė veiksme, laime mujur geluk hell. velsignelse. under szczęście مهربانى لطف او sorte binecuvântare удача šťastie, šťastná náhoda, dar nebies sreča milost tur, välsignelse เคราะห์ดี şans. talih 僥倖 милість مہربانی sự may mắn 侥幸，幸运

willing to forgive or to punish only lightly. a merciful judge. genadige رَحيم، رَؤوف милостив clemente milosrdný barmherzig barmhjertig επιεικής. σπλαχνικός compasivo. clemente halastav بخشایشگر armollinen miséricordieux. clément רחום दयालु milosrdan irgalmas kemurahan hati miskunnsamur misericordioso. clemente 慈悲深い 자비로운 gailestingas žēlsirdīgs; žēlīgs belas kasihan genadig barmhjertig. nådig litościwy بښونكى clemente milos, clement, indulgent милосердный milosrdný, súcitný milosten milostiv barmhärtig เปี่ยมด้วยความเมตตา merhametli 寬宏大量的 милосердний; співчутливий رحم دل khoan dung 仁慈的，宽恕的

genadig بِرَحْمَه милостиво com clemência soucitně barmherzig barmhjertigt ευτυχώς compasivamente. con piedad halastavalt از روی بخشندگی armollisesti miséricordieusement בְּרַחֲמִים दयापूर्वक milosrdno könyörületesen penuh belas kasihan miskunnsamlega misericordiosamente 情け深く 관대히 gailestingai, laimei žēlsirdīgi; veiksmīgi, laimīgi dengan belas kasihan genadig barmhjertig. nådig litościwie د بښنى له مخى com clemência cu milă милосердно súcitne, milosrdne milostno milostivo barmhärtigt อย่างเมตตา şans eseri, Allah'tan 寬宏大量地 милосердно; співчутливо رحم دلی سے vẻ nhân từ 仁慈地，宽恕地

without mercy; cruel. merciless criticism. genadeloos عَديم الرَّحْمَه безмилостен impiedoso nemilosrdný unbarmherzig nådesløs άσπλαχνος. αμείλικτος despiadado halastamatu بی رحم armoton impitoyable חֲסַר רַחֲמִים कठोर nemilosrdan irgalmatlan kejam miskunnarlaus spietato 無慈悲な 무자비한 negailestingas nežēlīgs; bargs tanpa belas kasihan genadeloos nådeløs. skånselløs. ubarmhjertig bezlitosny بى رحمه sem piedade nemilos безжалостный nemilosrdný, neúprosný neusmiljen nemilosrdan obarmhärtig ไร้ความปราณี acımasız 冷酷無情的 безжалісний; немилосердний بے رحم nhẫn tâm 冷酷无情的

genadeloos بِدون رَحْمَه безмилостно impiedosamente nemilosrdně unbarmherzig nådesløst ανηλεώς sin compasión, sin piedad armutult بی رحمانه armottomasti sans pitié לְלֹא רַחֲמִים निर्दयता से nemilosrdno irgalmatlanul dengan kejam miskunnarlaust in modo spietato 残酷に 무자비하게 negailestingai nežēlīgi; bargi dengan tanpa belas kasihan genadeloos nådeløst. ubarmhjertig bezlitośnie په بى رحمى impiedosamente fără milă безжалостно nemilosrdne, neúprosne neusmiljeno nemilosrdno obarmhärtigt อย่างไร้ความปราณี acımasızca 冷酷無情地 безжалісно; немилосердно بے رحمی سے một cách nhẫn tâm 冷酷无情地

at the mercy of

wholly in the power of, liable to be harmed by. A sailor is at the mercy of the sea. onderworpe aan تَحْتَ رَحْمَة подвластен съм à mercê de vydaný na milost auf Gnade und Ungnade ausgeliefert sein i nogens magt στο έλεος a merced de meelevallas در اختیار دستخوش jnk armoilla à la merci de נָתוּן לְחַסדֵי- के वश में na milost (vki, vmi) szeszélyének kiszolgáltatva di bawah kekuasaan á valdi (e-s) (in balia di), (alla mercé di) ～のなすがままに. 의 처분(마음)대로 ko valioje, visiškai priklausomas kāda varā di bawah kekuasaan in de macht van prisgitt. i ens makt na łasce په ولكه كښى à mercê de în voia (. ) во власти vydaný na milosť na milost in nemilost u milosti i ngns (ngts) våld ภายใต้การควบคุมของ insafına kalmış 任憑某人的擺布 у чиїйсь владі کسی کے رحم و کرم پر phó mặc cho 任凭. 摆布

to give kindness to (an enemy etc who is in one's power). Have mercy on me! wees genadig يَرأف، يَرْحَم пощадявам ter dó de mít soucit s Gnade haben mit vise barmhjertighed mod; have barmhjertighed med λυπούμαι, αισθάνομαι οίκτο tener piedad, tener compasión halastama مرحمت داشتن antaa armoa avoir pitié de לְרַחֵם עַל- smiluj se megkönyörül vkin mengasihani sÿna miskunn avere pietà di ～をあわれむ 자비를 베풀다 pasigailėti apžēloties mengasihani zich ontfermen over ha medlidenhet med. være nådig zlitować się مهربانى كول په چا باندى ter dó de a avea milă de пощадить mať súcit s usmiliti se koga imati milosti förbarma sig över กรุณา merhamet etmek 對某人寬宏大量 щадити, милувати رحم کرنا، ترس کھانا ban ơn 对. 表示怜悯

n. misericordia, compasión;

___ killing → eutanasia.

Of offense, I hope there is none, to either party: of defense, I make none--by God's good mercy. having committed no palpable sin since last entreating his pardoning grace.

The savages fled in the utmost disorder, evacuated their towns, and reluctantly left their territory to our mercy .

Finally, little heroic as he was, it seemed more decorous to be overthrown in the downfall of the party with which he had been content to stand than to remain a forlorn survivor, when so many worthier men were falling: and at last, after subsisting for four years on the mercy of a hostile administration, to be compelled then to define his position anew, and claim the yet more humiliating mercy of a friendly one.

If they had been at all visibly blighted or battered, she would doubtless have grown, on tracing it back, haggard enough to match them; as matters stood, however, I could feel her, when she surveyed them, with her large white arms folded and the habit of serenity in all her look, thank the Lord's mercy that if they were ruined the pieces would still serve.

My song for ever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour; I give the glory to my God, His all the mercy and the power.

I answered, "thou prayest for mercy who showed none to any

Now am I the enemy of Amadis of Gaul and of the whole countless troop of his descendants; odious to me now are all the profane stories of knight-errantry; now I perceive my folly, and the peril into which reading them brought me; now, by God's mercy schooled into my right senses, I loathe them.

My men have him here under their pikes, and I shall command them to kill him without mercy .

I was going to add," he said, "that for a pure and saintly woman you will not find one more to your true advantage, and certainly not more to your mother's mind and my own, than your friend Mercy. whom you used to show a certain interest in.

Look this day in mercy and blessing on Thy humble people, and graciously hear us, spare us, and have mercy upon us

The persons are, Captain Arnault, of the French army; Surgeon Surville, of the French ambulance; Surgeon Wetzel, of the German army; Mercy Merrick, attached as nurse to the French ambulance; and Grace Roseberry, a traveling lady on her way to England.