clementadjectivemasculine/feminineformal/klɨˈmẽ.tɨ/lowcle·men·tePortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionShowing mercy, leniency, or mildness; gentle.The judge was clement in his ruling.We enjoyed a period of clement weather.synlenientmercifulmildantinclementsevereharshCommon collocationsclement weatherclement judgeEtymologyDo latim 'clemens, -entis' (suave, brando, misericordioso).Related wordsclemênciainclemente