mer·ci·ful (mûr s -f l)adj. Full of mercy; compassionate: sought merciful treatment for the captives. See Synonyms at humane. mer ci·ful·ly adv.mer ci·ful·ness n. |
merciful
Adjective
1. (of an act or event) giving relief from pain or suffering: after months of illness, death came as a merciful release
2. showing or giving mercy; compassionate
mercifully adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god" clement - (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women" soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" humane - marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" |
| 2. | merciful - (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious; "our merciful king" gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" |
merciful
adjective compassionate, forgiving, sympathetic, kind, liberal, soft, sparing, generous, mild, pitying, humane, clement, gracious, lenient, beneficent, forbearing, tender-hearted, benignant << OPPOSITE merciless
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