Relentment
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of relenting, softening. countable, uncountable
"Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it moſt equall to ſubmit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moiſt relentment."
Example
More examples"Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it moſt equall to ſubmit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moiſt relentment."
Etymology
From relent + -ment.
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