Word of the Day 01/07/21 Clement
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Clement (adjective)
clement [ klem-uhnt ]
adjective
1. mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate: A clement judge reduced his sentence.
2. (of the weather) mild or temperate; pleasant.
OTHER WORDS FROM CLEMENT
clem·ent·ly, adverb
o·ver·clem·ent, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO CLEMENT
balmy, clear, fair, fine, moderate, peaceful, temperate, warm, benevolent, benign, charitable, compassionate, easy, forbearing, gentle, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kind, kind-hearted
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Origin: 1425–75; late Middle English ( < Old French ) < Latin clēment-, stem of clēmēns gentle, merciful
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR CLEMENT
A recent exhibition of the artist Clement Valla featured objects and prints, but the only thing sold to collectors were TIFFs.
WOULD YOU BUY AN INTERNET WEBSITE AS ART?|JESSICA DAWSON|JUNE 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Democrats then returned fire on Clement Haynsworth and Harrold Carswell.
ROBERT BORK|MICHAEL TOMASKY|DECEMBER 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Clement is a highly respected lawyer with a sterling pedigree.
PAUL CLEMENT ARGUES BOTH SIDES OF THE FEDERALISM DEBATE|CHRIS GEIDNER|APRIL 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But defending DOMA in Boston, Clement made a different argument.
PAUL CLEMENT ARGUES BOTH SIDES OF THE FEDERALISM DEBATE|CHRIS GEIDNER|APRIL 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
clement [ klem-uhnt ]
adjective
1. mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate: A clement judge reduced his sentence.
2. (of the weather) mild or temperate; pleasant.
OTHER WORDS FROM CLEMENT
clem·ent·ly, adverb
o·ver·clem·ent, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO CLEMENT
balmy, clear, fair, fine, moderate, peaceful, temperate, warm, benevolent, benign, charitable, compassionate, easy, forbearing, gentle, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kind, kind-hearted
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1425–75; late Middle English ( < Old French ) < Latin clēment-, stem of clēmēns gentle, merciful
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR CLEMENT
A recent exhibition of the artist Clement Valla featured objects and prints, but the only thing sold to collectors were TIFFs.
WOULD YOU BUY AN INTERNET WEBSITE AS ART?|JESSICA DAWSON|JUNE 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Democrats then returned fire on Clement Haynsworth and Harrold Carswell.
ROBERT BORK|MICHAEL TOMASKY|DECEMBER 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Clement is a highly respected lawyer with a sterling pedigree.
PAUL CLEMENT ARGUES BOTH SIDES OF THE FEDERALISM DEBATE|CHRIS GEIDNER|APRIL 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But defending DOMA in Boston, Clement made a different argument.
PAUL CLEMENT ARGUES BOTH SIDES OF THE FEDERALISM DEBATE|CHRIS GEIDNER|APRIL 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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Date: 2021-01-07 01:51 pm (UTC)Also, and I know that it's handed to you this way, but it seems strange that all the examples aren't actually examples, but clement as a last name.
Weird things I notice. Happy Thursday!
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Date: 2021-01-07 02:49 pm (UTC)