clement

adjective

clem·ent ˈkle-mənt

Synonyms of clement next

: inclined to be merciful : lenient

a clement judge

: mild

clement weather for this time of year

clemently adverb

Examples of clement in a Sentence

Hawaii is known for its delightfully clement climate. his clement application of authority was a welcome change after years of managerial heavy-handedness

Recent Examples on the Web This long hiatus looked set to change in late 2020, after a research team reported tantalizing evidence of phosphine gas, a possible biosignature, drifting through Venus’s relatively clement upper atmosphere. —

Leonard David, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023 For those of us hoping to find more clement Earth-like worlds, that wasn’t very satisfying. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2023 But, there were zones of southern Europe which remained relatively clement. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2012 Blessed by largely clement weather, San Sebastian fairly hummed, as hundreds of industry execs sat down to talk face to face – some, especially from Latin America, for the first time since February 2020. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Sep. 2021 On a hot day, the river kept the park cool and clement, and there were gentle breezes with a whiff of salt in the air. —

Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021 Sitting atop a series of ridges, Bangalore lies more than 3,000 feet above sea level—an elevation that affords the city month after month of moderate temperatures, nippy evenings, and clement afternoons. —

Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 2 May 2017 Some scientists remained reluctant to embrace the new data; in the Soviet Union in particular the concept of a more or less clement Venus held on for several more years. —

David S. F. Portree, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2014 See More

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