Antonyms for lenity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : len-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛn ɪ ti

Definition of lenity

Origin : "softness," early 15c., from Middle French lénité or directly from Latin lenitatem (nominative lenitas), from lenis "soft, mild" (see lenient).

noun tolerance
noun grace

Example sentences :

But do not imagine that with all this lenity I have for a moment given up my plan of her marriage.
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

Since that, other things have come to our knowledge to make us repent our lenity.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

The inhabitants were treated with a lenity as wise as it was humane.
Extract from : « The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5) » by John Marshall

The commons seem to have been more inclined to lenity than the lords.
Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. » by David Hume

This lenity of the king's came too late to remedy the disorders.
Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. » by David Hume

So much for Popish clemency and Jesuit lenity to the poor operative.
Extract from : « Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries » by William Hogan

Shall I come unto you with a Rod, or in love, and the spirit of lenity?
Extract from : « Leviathan » by Thomas Hobbes

None of them would he embrace, and he thought scorn of my lenity.
Extract from : « Erema » by R. D. Blackmore

She seldom deviated into either extreme of rigour or lenity.
Extract from : « Wieland; or The Transformation » by Charles Brockden Brown

Such are the Poems towards which I entreat the lenity of the Public.
Extract from : « The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White » by Henry Kirke White

Synonyms for lenity

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