clement

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See also: Clement, clément, and Clément

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin clēmēns (merciful).[1] [2] Equivalent to clīnō + participial suffix -menos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛmənt/
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Adjective

clement (comparative more clement, superlative most clement)

  1. Lenient or merciful; charitable.
  2. Mild (said of weather and similar circumstances).
    • 1984, Edna O'Brien, “The Bachelor”, in A Fanatic Heart, New York: Plume, page 66:
      The weather is clement, though there was a downpour yesterday and I was obliged to take precautions.
    • 1992, A. B. Yehoshua, translated by Hillel Halkin, Mr. Mani, New York: Doubleday, pages 314–5:
      The earth was still dry and the air was perfectly clement.

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References

  1. ^ clement in: T. F. Hoad, Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN
  2. ^ Clement”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), (Can we date this quote?)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clément, from Latin clemens.

Adjective

clement m or n (feminine singular clementă, masculine plural clemenți, feminine and neuter plural clemente)

  1. clement

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