Gütigkeit — meaning in English

English meaning

• clemency noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
• goodness noun The quality or state of being good, morally or otherwise.

Senses

Gütigkeit is used for these senses in English:

• clemency The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
• goodness (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.

clemency — full definition

1. noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
2. noun An official act reducing or cancelling a legal punishment, such as a pardon.

goodness — full definition

1. noun The quality or state of being good, morally or otherwise.
2. noun The nutritious or beneficial part of something.
3. intj Used as a mild exclamation of surprise (as in "goodness me" or "my goodness").

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