"merciful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɜːsɪfl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɝsɪfl̩/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-merciful.ogg [US] Forms: more merciful [comparative], most merciful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English merciful, mercyful, equivalent to mercy + -ful. Displaced native Old English mildheort. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|merciful}} Middle English merciful, {{m|enm|mercyful}} mercyful, {{suffix|en|mercy|ful|pos=adjective}} mercy + -ful, {{ncog|ang|mildheort}} Old English mildheort Head templates: {{en-adj}} merciful (comparative more merciful, superlative most merciful)
  1. Showing mercy. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: ruthful Derived forms: mercifulness Translations (showing mercy): ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) (Ancient Greek), رَحِيم (raḥīm) (Arabic), ողորմած (oġormac) (Armenian), міласэ́рны (milasérny) (Belarusian), лі́тасцівы (lítascivy) (Belarusian), мі́ласцівы (mílascivy) (Belarusian), мі́ласлівы (mílaslivy) (Belarusian), милости́в (milostív) (Bulgarian), милосъ́рден (milosǎ́rden) (Bulgarian), състрада́телен (sǎstradátelen) (Bulgarian), 仁慈 (réncí) (Chinese Mandarin), 慈悲的 (cíbēi-de) (Chinese Mandarin), milosrdný (Czech), milostivý (Czech), barmhartig (Dutch), genadig (Dutch), armelias (Finnish), armollinen (Finnish), miséricordieux (French), indulgent (French), sensible (French), გულმოწყალე (gulmoc̣q̇ale) (Georgian), სათნო (satno) (Georgian), gnädig (German), barmherzig (German), 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (bleiþs) (Gothic), 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (armahairts) (Gothic), רַחֲמָן (raẖamán) [masculine] (Hebrew), רַחוּם (raẖúm) [masculine] (Hebrew), kegyes (Hungarian), könyörületes (Hungarian), misericordioso (Italian), 慈悲深い (jihibukai) (alt: じひぶかい) (Japanese), 慈愛深い (jiaibukai) (alt: じあいぶかい) (Japanese), 자비롭다 (jabiropda) (Korean), žieleigs (Latgalian), misericors (Latin), žēlīgs (Latvian), милостив (milostiv) (Macedonian), милослив (milosliv) (Macedonian), милосен (milosen) (Macedonian), милосрден (milosrden) (Macedonian), whakaaroha (Maori), mînséthicordieux (Norman), mildheort (Old English), رحیم (Ottoman Turkish), مهربان (mehrabân) (Persian), رحیم (rahim) (Persian), بخشایشگر (baxšâyešgar) (Persian), erboarmlich (Plautdietsch), miłosierny (Polish), litościwy (Polish), miłościwy (Polish), misericordioso (Portuguese), piedoso [masculine] (Portuguese), milostiv (Romanian), îndurător (Romanian), милосе́рдный (milosérdnyj) (Russian), ми́лостивый (mílostivyj) (Russian), сострада́тельный (sostradátelʹnyj) (Russian), tròcaireach (Scottish Gaelic), cneasta (Scottish Gaelic), truacanta (Scottish Gaelic), ми̏лоср̄дан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), мѝлостӣв [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), mȉlosr̄dan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mìlostīv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), milosrdný (Slovak), milostivý (Slovak), milosten (Slovene), usmiljen (Slovene), misericordioso (Spanish), nådig (Swedish), aräñcatste (Tocharian B), marimari (Tok Pisin), merhametli (Turkish), rahman (Turkish), rahim (Turkish), милосе́рдий (mylosérdyj) (Ukrainian), милосе́рдний (mylosérdnyj) (Ukrainian), ми́лостивий (mýlostyvyj) (Ukrainian), милости́вий (mylostývyj) (Ukrainian), רחמנותדיק (rakhmonesdik) (Yiddish)

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          "sense": "showing mercy",
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          "sense": "showing mercy",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "milostivý"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "barmhartig"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "genadig"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "armelias"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "armollinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "miséricordieux"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "indulgent"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "sensible"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gulmoc̣q̇ale",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "გულმოწყალე"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "satno",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "სათნო"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "gnädig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "barmherzig"
        },
        {
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "bleiþs",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃"
        },
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          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "armahairts",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "eleḗmōn",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "ἐλεήμων"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "raẖamán",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "רַחֲמָן"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "raẖúm",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "רַחוּם"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "kegyes"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "könyörületes"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "misericordioso"
        },
        {
          "alt": "じひぶかい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jihibukai",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "慈悲深い"
        },
        {
          "alt": "じあいぶかい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jiaibukai",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "慈愛深い"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jabiropda",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "자비롭다"
        },
        {
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "žieleigs"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "misericors"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "žēlīgs"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "milostiv",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "милостив"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "milosliv",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "милослив"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "milosen",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "милосен"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "milosrden",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "милосрден"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "whakaaroha"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "mînséthicordieux"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "mildheort"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "رحیم"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mehrabân",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "مهربان"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "rahim",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "رحیم"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "baxšâyešgar",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "بخشایشگر"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "erboarmlich"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "miłosierny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "litościwy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "miłościwy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "misericordioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "piedoso"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "milostiv"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "îndurător"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "milosérdnyj",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "милосе́рдный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mílostivyj",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "ми́лостивый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sostradátelʹnyj",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "сострада́тельный"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "tròcaireach"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "cneasta"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "truacanta"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "ми̏лоср̄дан"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "мѝлостӣв"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "mȉlosr̄dan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "mìlostīv"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "milosrdný"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "milostivý"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "milosten"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "usmiljen"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "misericordioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "nådig"
        },
        {
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "aräñcatste"
        },
        {
          "code": "tpi",
          "lang": "Tok Pisin",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "marimari"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "merhametli"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "rahman"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "rahim"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "mylosérdyj",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "милосе́рдий"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "mylosérdnyj",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "милосе́рдний"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "mýlostyvyj",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "ми́лостивий"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "mylostývyj",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "милости́вий"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "rakhmonesdik",
          "sense": "showing mercy",
          "word": "רחמנותדיק"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɜːsɪfl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɝsɪfl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "merciless"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruel"
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "mildheort"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English mildheort",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
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    {
      "form": "more merciful",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most merciful",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Ottoman Turkish terms with redundant script codes",
        "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "en:Personality"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Showing mercy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mercy",
          "mercy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɜːsɪfl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɝsɪfl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-merciful.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-us-merciful.ogg/En-us-merciful.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/En-us-merciful.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ruthful"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "raḥīm",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "رَحِيم"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "oġormac",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "ողորմած"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "milasérny",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "міласэ́рны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "lítascivy",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "лі́тасцівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mílascivy",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "мі́ласцівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mílaslivy",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "мі́ласлівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "milostív",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милости́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "milosǎ́rden",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милосъ́рден"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎstradátelen",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "състрада́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "réncí",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "仁慈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cíbēi-de",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "慈悲的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "milosrdný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "milostivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "barmhartig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "genadig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "armelias"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "armollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "miséricordieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "indulgent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "sensible"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gulmoc̣q̇ale",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "გულმოწყალე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "satno",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "სათნო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "gnädig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "barmherzig"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "bleiþs",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "armahairts",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eleḗmōn",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "ἐλεήμων"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "raẖamán",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "רַחֲמָן"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "raẖúm",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "רַחוּם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "kegyes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "könyörületes"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "misericordioso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じひぶかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jihibukai",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "慈悲深い"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じあいぶかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jiaibukai",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "慈愛深い"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jabiropda",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "자비롭다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "žieleigs"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "misericors"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "žēlīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "milostiv",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милостив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "milosliv",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милослив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "milosen",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милосен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "milosrden",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милосрден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "whakaaroha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "mînséthicordieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "mildheort"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "رحیم"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mehrabân",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "مهربان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rahim",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "رحیم"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "baxšâyešgar",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "بخشایشگر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "erboarmlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "miłosierny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "litościwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "miłościwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "misericordioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piedoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "milostiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "îndurător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "milosérdnyj",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милосе́рдный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílostivyj",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "ми́лостивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sostradátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "сострада́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "tròcaireach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "cneasta"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "truacanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ми̏лоср̄дан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мѝлостӣв"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mȉlosr̄dan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mìlostīv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "milosrdný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "milostivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "milosten"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "usmiljen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "misericordioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "nådig"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "aräñcatste"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "marimari"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "merhametli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "rahman"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "rahim"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mylosérdyj",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милосе́рдий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mylosérdnyj",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милосе́рдний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mýlostyvyj",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "ми́лостивий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mylostývyj",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "милости́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "rakhmonesdik",
      "sense": "showing mercy",
      "word": "רחמנותדיק"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merciful"
}

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