mercifulness
(noun)
noun
1. the feeling that motivates compassion
Similar word(s): mercy
Definition categories: feeling, compassion, compassionateness
2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving
- in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
Similar word(s): mercy
Definition categories: attribute, humaneness
3. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice