1. (n.) Disposition to forgive an offender; mercy; mildness of temper; gentleness\; tenderness.

2. (n.) Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season.

acceptance benevolence caritas charity clementness commiseration compassion condolence easiness easygoingness endurance equitableness fairness favor feeling forbearance forbearing forgiveness gentleness grace humaneness humanity indulgence just kindness laxness lenience leniency lenientness lenity mercifulness mercy mildness mitigation moderateness pardon pathos patience pity quarter relief reprieve ruth self-pity softness sufferance sympathy tenderness tolerance toleration