merciful
/ˈmɜːsɪfl/adjective
उच्चारण मर्सिफ़ल
दयालु, कृपालु
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ready to forgive people and show them kindness
दयालु, कृपालु
- a merciful judge
- The merciful king pardoned the soldier who had run away from the battle.
- The merciful king let the prisoners go free.
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- Be merciful to those who have made an honest mistake.
- The judge was known to be firm but merciful.
Synonyms compassionate forgiving lenient clement humane
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giving relief from pain and suffering
राहत देने वाला
- Death came as a merciful release.
- The cool shower was a merciful relief after the long, hot afternoon.
- The rain was a merciful end to the long drought.
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- Sleep came as a merciful relief after hours of pain.
- Rain brought merciful relief to the dry fields.
Synonyms welcome fortunate providential
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merciful to / towards sb
Use to or towards for the person who receives mercy.
जिस व्यक्ति पर दया की जाए, उसके लिए 'to' या 'towards' आता है।
- The judge was merciful to the young offender.
- God is merciful towards sinners.
merciful + noun
Before a noun, merciful can mean kind or give relief: a merciful release.
Noun से पहले 'merciful' का अर्थ दयालु या राहत देने वाला हो सकता है: a merciful release।
- Death was a merciful release from pain.
- It was a merciful end to the long war.
merciful of sb to do sth
Use it was merciful of sb to do sth to praise an act of kindness.
किसी की दया की प्रशंसा के लिए 'it was merciful of sb to do sth' आता है।
- It was merciful of the teacher to forgive the late-comers.
merciful vs mercy vs mercifully
Mercy is the noun, merciful is the adjective, mercifully is the adverb meaning fortunately.
'Mercy' noun है, 'merciful' adjective है और 'mercifully' adverb है जिसका अर्थ सौभाग्य से है।
- Mercifully, the rain stopped before the match.
the Merciful (capitalised)
In religious texts, the Merciful names God; written with a capital letter.
धार्मिक ग्रंथों में 'the Merciful' ईश्वर का नाम है; इसे capital letter से लिखते हैं।
- In the prayer, He is called the Merciful.
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adjective + merciful
trulymostinfinitelyallless
- God is infinitely merciful.
merciful + noun
Godjudgekingreleasedeathend
- The merciful king pardoned the prisoners.
be merciful
be merciful toprove mercifulseem mercifulremain merciful
- The court proved merciful to the first-time offender.
merciful + act
merciful actmerciful gesturemerciful heartmerciful nature
- Feeding the stray dogs is a merciful act.
merciful and + adjective
kind and mercifuljust and mercifulgracious and mercifulgentle and merciful
- A good ruler is just and merciful.
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- The merciful doctor treated the poor patient for free.
दयालु चिकित्सक ने गरीब रोगी का इलाज मुफ़्त किया।
- Be merciful to those who make honest mistakes.
जो लोग ईमानदारी से गलती करते हैं उन पर दया कीजिए।
- Radhika's merciful nature made her share her lunch with everyone.
राधिका के दयालु स्वभाव ने उसे अपना भोजन सबके साथ बाँटने के लिए प्रेरित किया।
- The sudden sleep was a merciful relief for the tired child.
अचानक आई नींद थके हुए बच्चे के लिए सुखद राहत थी।
- The court was merciful and reduced the fine.
अदालत ने दया दिखाई और जुर्माना घटा दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The judge was merciful on the thief.
✓ The judge was merciful to the thief.
Use to or towards after merciful.
'Merciful' के बाद 'to' या 'towards' आता है।
✗ God is merciful of all people.
✓ God is merciful to all people.
Merciful to, not merciful of, shows the receiver.
प्राप्तकर्ता बताने के लिए 'merciful to' आता है, 'merciful of' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Merciful, lenient and compassionate all soften harshness, but merciful spares from punishment, lenient is mild in rules and compassionate feels the pain of others.
तीनों कठोरता को नरम करते हैं, पर merciful दंड से बचाता है, lenient नियमों में नरम है और compassionate दूसरों का दुख महसूस करता है।
Willing to spare or help, especially when you have power to punish.
दंड देने की शक्ति होने पर भी बख्श देने या मदद करने को तैयार।
- The merciful judge reduced the sentence.
Not strict about punishment or rules.
दंड या नियमों में सख्त न होना।
- The teacher was lenient about late homework.
Feeling and showing sympathy for someone suffering.
पीड़ित के प्रति सहानुभूति महसूस करना और दिखाना।
- The compassionate nurse sat with the patient all night.
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mer·ci·ful
The y of mercy changing to i and one l (not 'mercyful' or 'mercifull').
mercy का y बदलकर i और एक l ('mercyful' या 'mercifull' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the kind words together: merciful, compassionate, lenient (not strict in punishment), clement (merciful, formal; also mild weather), humane (kind to people and animals).
दया के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: merciful, compassionate, lenient (दंड में कठोर नहीं), clement (दयालु, औपचारिक; सुहावना मौसम भी), humane (लोगों और जीवों के प्रति दयालु)।