clement
pronunciation
How to pronounce clement in British English:
UK [ˈklemənt]
How to pronounce clement in American English:
US [ˈklɛmənt]
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- Adjective:
- (of weather or climate) physically mild
- (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy
Word Origin
- clement (adj.)
- mid-15c., "mild," of persons (attested from early 13c. as a surname), from Old French clement, from Latin clementem (nominative clemens) "mild, placid, gentle" (see clemency). Of weather, 1620s. Taken as a name by several early popes and popular in England as a masculine given name from mid-12c., also in fem. form Clemence.
Example
- 1. The planet 's history contains many less stable and clement eras than the holocene .
- 2. Clement greenberg supported pollock 's work on formalistic grounds .
- 3. A clement climate lasting a generation would have provided richer grazing than normal .
- 4. On november 3rd the industry minister , tony clement , said that canada planned to reject the bid .
- 5. Are you clement mathieu ?