| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (II) Intersocial Volition | | Section I. General Intersocial Volition |
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| 740. Lenity. |
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| NOUN: | LENITY, lenitence, lenitency; moderation [See Moderation]; tolerance, toleration; mildness, gentleness; favor; indulgence, indulgency [rare], clemence [obs.], clemency, mercy, for-bearance, quarter; compassion [See Pity].
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| VERB: | BE LENIENT &c. adj.; tolerate, bear with; parcere subjectis [L.], spare the vanquished, give quarter.
INDULGE; allow one to -go his own gait, - have his own way, spoil.
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| ADJECTIVE: | LENIENT; mild, - as milk; gentle, soft; tolerant, indulgent, easy, moderate, complaisant, unconcerned, easy-going; clement (compassionate) [See Pity]; for-bearing; long-suffering.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Lenity has almost always wisdom and justice on its side.—Ballou
- He was the mildest manner’d man That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.—Byron
- Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge.—Coriolanus
- Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.—Timon of Athens
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