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  • 61leniency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mercifulness Nouns leniency, lenience, lenity, moderation, tolerance, toleration, mildness, gentleness, favor; indulgence, clemency, mercy, forbearance, quarter, patience; compassion, ruth, pity. See… …

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  • 62mercy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pity, leniency, forbearance, compassion. mercy killing II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Willingness to spare others] Syn. leniency, lenience, clemency, softheartedness, mildness, tenderness, lenity, charity,… …

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  • 63philanthropy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. altruism, humanity, humanitarianism; benevolence; generosity, liberality. See unselfishness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. benevolence, humanitarianism, beneficence; see generosity 1 , patronage 1 . III… …

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  • 64tolerance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. toleration, allowance; moderation, temperance, endurance, forbearance, sufferance, laxity; clemency, leniency. See permission, feeling, inexcitability, liberality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Open… …

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  • 65fairness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. justice, impartiality, justness, decency, honesty, probity, rectitude, uprightness, truth, integrity, charity, charitableness, veracity, tolerance, right, candor, honor, balance, moderation, civility, consideration, good… …

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  • 66indulgence — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Humoring] Syn. coddling, pampering, petting, overweening attention, fondling, babying, spoiling, placating, pleasing, toadying, favoring, kowtowing, gratifying, catering to. 2. [Forbearance] Syn. allowance, lenience,… …

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  • 67kindheartedness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. generosity, benevolence, goodness; see kindness 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Kindly, charitable interest in others: altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace,… …

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  • 68kindliness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. generosity, charity, benevolence; see kindness 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Kindly, charitable interest in others: altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace …

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  • 69kindness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being kind] Syn. tenderness, good intentions, consideration, sympathy, sweetness, benevolence, generosity, helpfulness, kindheartedness, indulgence, delicacy, tact, benignity, mildness, courtesy,… …

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  • 70goodwill — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. benevolence, kindliness, altruism, favor, friendliness, humanitarianism, graciousness, goodness. ANT.: ill will, hostility II (Roget s Thesaurus II) also good will noun Kindly, charitable interest in others:… …

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