clement

C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate

US /ˈklɛmənt/ UK /ˈklɛmənt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like clamant /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Sounds like claimant /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

adj

Meanings

1

adj
mild and merciful; pleasant in weather

They waited for more clement weather before setting sail.

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Synonyms

1 adj · mild and merciful; pleasant... merciful lenient mild gentle forgiving compassionate temperate balmy

Opposites

harsh severe inclement cruel merciless

Word family

Derived forms clemently

Related forms clemency inclement

Etymology

From Latin clemens (genitive clementis), 'mild, gentle, merciful', of uncertain further origin.

clemens Latin

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Weather & Climate Word Formation & Derivatives

# clement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈklɛmənt
**IPA (UK):** ˈklɛmənt

## Meanings
1. mild and merciful; pleasant in weather

## Examples
- They waited for more clement weather before setting sail.

## Synonyms
- merciful
- lenient
- mild
- gentle
- forgiving
- compassionate
- temperate
- balmy

## Antonyms
- harsh
- severe
- inclement
- cruel
- merciless

## Derived Forms
- clemently

## Related Forms
- clemency
- inclement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: clemens

## Etymology
From Latin clemens (genitive clementis), 'mild, gentle, merciful', of uncertain further origin.

## AI Etymology
Clement is from Latin clemens (genitive clementis), 'mild, gentle, merciful', of uncertain further origin. Important recorded forms include clemens (Latin). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers mild and merciful; pleasant in weather. The wider family includes derived forms such as clemently and related words such as clemency and inclement.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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