clement

/ˈklemənt/KLEH-muhnt

/ˈklɛmənt/KLEH-muhnt

Meaningmild

Common meaning: mild (of weather)

Other meanings: merciful

clementmild, mercifulLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 352 · scan

Journey through time

Latinclemens‘mild’source
Frenchclement‘mild’source
Englishclement‘mild (of weather)’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin clēmēns ‘mild, merciful’.

Roots

clēmēns, -entis Latin “mild, merciful”

Related words

clemency inclement

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