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   lenity

   /ˈlɛnɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being kind or gentle: literary "a smile crossed her face, but this unexpected lenity was short-lived"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French lenite, or from Latin lenitas, from lenis ‘gentle’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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