- Types Of Speech
- You can use mercy as a noun in a sentence.
- About Mercy
- A 2 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters c, e, m, r, and y, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter r. Mercy starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters m, me, mer, merc, and the ending characters are y, cy, rcy, ercy, ..
- Definition
- Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Scrabble
- Is mercy a scrabble word? A 12 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Mercy in Pig Latin is said as "ercymay or ercymway".
- Unigram
- m | e | r | c | y
- Bigram
- me | er | rc | cy
- Trigram
- mer | erc | rcy
- Quadrigram
- merc | ercy
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice;
"he threw himself on the mercy of the court" - alleviation of distress;
showing great kindness toward the distressed;
"distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" - a disposition to be kind and forgiving;
"in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" - the feeling that motivates compassion
- something for which to be thankful;
"it was a mercy we got out alive"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him" "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer" |
| Act Of Grace | |
| Act Of Kindness | |
| Alleviation | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" |
| Beauteousness | the quality of being good looking and attractive |
| Benediction | the act of praying for divine protection |
| Benefaction | an act intending or showing kindness and good will |
| Beneficence | the quality of being kind or helpful or generous |
| Benefit | something that aids or promotes well-being "for the common good" |
| Benevolence | an act intending or showing kindness and good will |
View all cognitive synonyms for Mercy
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mercy | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" |
View English words with the unique letters used in mercy. Words With The Letters Cemry
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lenience | lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers |
| Leniency | lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amnesty | the formal act of liberating someone |
| Commutation | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" |
| Free Pardon | |
| Pardon | the act of excusing a mistake or offense |
| Re Sentencing | |
| Reprieve | the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment |
| Respite | a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy | No | Yes |
| Emercyn | No | Yes |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy (5 letters) | 12 | 13 | mercy | ||
| Creamy (6 letters) | 13 +1 | 14 +1 | creamy |
Mercy Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With M
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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