Dictionary Definition
clement adj
1 (of weather or climate) physically mild;
"clement weather" [ant: inclement]
2 (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show
mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" [ant: inclement]
User Contributed Dictionary
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English
Adjective
clement- lenient or merciful; charitable
- In the context of "of weather etc": mild
Translations
lenient or merciful; charitable
- German: nachsichtig
mild
- German: mild
Extensive Definition
Clement or Clément may be:
People
Given name
- Pope Clement I (died c. 98 CE), titled "Saint" & patron of mariners and stonecutters
- Pope Clement (any of at least 14 real Popes and two antiPopes)
- Saint Clement of Metz (4th century), first bishop of Metz
- Clement of Alexandria (died c. 217), titled "St."
- Clement of Dunblane (died 1258), bishop of Dunblane
- Clement of Ireland (born c. 750), titled "St.", active in the Paris Schools
- Clement of Ohrid (died 916), titled "St."
- Clement Richard Attlee (1883-1967), Prime Minister of UK (1945-1951)
- Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863, American poet and author of A Visit from St. Nicholas
- Clement Greenberg (1909-1994), American art critic
- Clement, bishop of Zaragoza in ca. 326.
- Clement Freud (born 1924), politician, writer, comedian and grandson of Sigmund Freud
- Clement was the nom de guerre of Eugène Chavant in the French resistance during World War II
- Clément Rodier (1829-1904), French missionary in Algeria & fruit breeder for whom the clementine was named
Surname
- Aeron Clement
- Albéric Clément
- Alberto Vallarino Clement
- Anthony Clement
- Anthony Clement of Saxony
- Arnaud Clément
- Aurore Clément
- Bill Clement
- Bob Clement
- Christopher John Clement
- Coralie Clément
- Daniel Clement
- Dick Clement
- Dillon Clement
- Edith Brown Clement
- Edmond Clément 1867-1928) French tenor
- Frank G. Clement
- Georges Clément, French athlete in 1900 Olympics
- Gregory Clement
- Hal Clement (born 1922), American writer
- Henri II Clément (died 1265), French noble
- Howard Clement, III
- Jack Clement
- Jacques Clément (1567-1589), assassin of king
- James Clement
- Jean III Clément (died 1262), French noble
- Jean-Baptiste Clément (1836-1903), French activist
- Jemaine Clement
- Jeff Clement
- John Darwin Clement
- Joseph Clement
- Kerron Clement
- Lillian Exum Clement, North Carolina politician
- Martin W. Clement (1881-1966), American railroad business manager
- Matt Clement
- Michael Clement
- Neil Clement
- Nicolas Clément (1779-1841), French chemist
- Pascal Clément (fl. 2000s), French jurist & politician
- Paul Clement
- Philippe Clement
- René Clément, film director
- Rod Clement
- Skipper Clement
- Stephen Emmett Clement
- Tony Clement
- William T. Clement
- Wolfgang Clement
Places
Things
Christian scripture in "Apocrypha":See also
- Clemens Maria Hofbauer (1751-1830), titled "St."
- Clements (disambiguation)
- San Clemente (disambiguation)
clement in German: Clement
clement in French: Clément
clement in Dutch: Clemens
clement in Japanese: クレマン (曖昧さ回避)
clement in Polish: Clement
clement in Portuguese: São Clemente
clement in Russian: Клеман
clement in Finnish: Klemens
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accepting, benevolent, benign, benignant, bleeding, charitable, commiserative, compassionate, condolent, easy, easygoing, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, gentle, human, humane, indulgent, kind, kindly, lax, lenient, melting, merciful, mild, moderate, patient, pitying, ruthful, soft, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, tolerant, understanding, warmhearted