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lenity
noun
[ ˈlɛnɪti ]
• the quality of being kind or gentle.
• "a smile crossed her face, but this unexpected lenity was short-lived"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French lenite, or from Latin lenitas, from lenis ‘gentle’.