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noun (n)

• mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  lenience, leniency, mildness
  

  source: wordnet30
• The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency; -- opposed to severity and rigor.(noun)

  source: webster1913