clement | (adj) (of weather or climate) physically mild, Ant. inclement |
clement | (adj) (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy, Ant. inclement |
clement iii | (n) Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100), Syn. Guibert of Ravenna |
clementine | (n) a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa, Syn. clementine tree |
clementine | (n) a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds |
clement vii | (n) Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534), Syn. Giulio de' Medici |
clement xi | (n) Italian pope from 1700 to 1721 who condemned Jansenist ideas on papal infallibility, Syn. Giovanni Francesco Albani |
clement xiv | (n) Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774), Syn. Lorenzo Ganganelli |
inclement | (adj) (of weather or climate) severe, Ant. clement |
inclement | (adj) used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy, Ant. clement |
attlee | (n) British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967), Syn. Clement Attlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee |
bad weather | (n) weather unsuitable for outdoor activities, Syn. inclementness, inclemency, Ant. good weather |
blockade | (n) a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy, Syn. encirclement |
delibes | (n) French composer of operas (1836-1891), Syn. Clement Philibert Leo Delibes, Leo Delibes |
orozco | (n) Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949), Syn. Jose Clemente Orozco, Jose Orozco |
Clement | a. [ L. clemens; -entis; cf. F. cl&unr_;ment. ] Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate. Shak. -- Clem"ent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] |
Clementine | a. Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of canon law. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Inclement | a. [ L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf. F. inclément. See Clement. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ] The guard the wretched from the inclement sky. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] Teach us further by what means to shun The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Inclemently | adv. In an inclement manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |