clement

== English == === Etymology === From Old French, from Latin clēmēns (“merciful”). Equivalent to clīnō + participial suffix -menos. [1] === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɛmənt/ === Adjective === clement (comparative more clement, superlative most clement) Lenient or merciful; charitable. Synonyms: lenient, merciful, relentful; see also Thesaurus:lenient, Thesaurus:merciful Antonyms: inclement, merciless, unclement Mild (said of weather and similar circumstances). Synonyms: balmy, lithe, maumy, mild Antonyms: foul, inclement, unclement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== clemency ==== Translations ==== === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French clément. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kləˈmɛnt/, /kleːˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: cle‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Adjective === clement (comparative clementer, superlative clementst) clement Synonym: goedertieren ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “clement”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French clément, from Latin clemens. === Adjective === clement m or n (feminine singular clementă, masculine plural clemenți, feminine/neuter plural clemente) clement ==== Declension ====