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Kindliness vs Lenity - What's the difference?

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Kindliness is a related term of lenity.


As nouns the difference between kindliness and lenity

is that kindliness is the state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby while lenity is leniency.

kindliness

English

Noun

  • The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
  • :Elmo looked upon his only granddaughter with kindliness , and often relented to her demands for chocolate.
  • Synonyms

    *charitability *friendliness

    See also

    *favor

    lenity

    English

    Noun

    (lenities)
  • leniency
  • mercy
  • forgiveness
  • Anagrams

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