relentment

noun

Etymology

From relent + -ment.

  1. derived from re-
  2. derived from relentir
  3. inherited from relenten
  4. suffixed as relentment — “relent + ment

Definitions

  1. The act of relenting, softening.

    • 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.

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