inclemency

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noun

The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouninclemency (usually uncountable, plural inclemencies)

plural inclemencies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
  2. uncountableusuallySomething that is inclement.

    with neither house nor clothes to cover them from the inclemencies of the weather

    1729, Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal
    3 more examples

    They are built of rough sticks, covered with bulrushes or grass, in such a manner as to completely protect the inhabitants from all the inclemencies of the weather.

    1849, Edwin Bryant, What I Saw in California

    There had been rain, squalls mingled with snow, hailstorms, gusts of wind, but these inclemencies did not last.

    1874, Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island

    The cry of the suffering and dying rings in our ears, as they are dragged from their beds, to be exposed to the inclemencies of the ice-covered sea in an open boat.

    1922, Charles Sylvester, Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5

Synonyms & antonyms

nounweather unsuitable for outdoor activities

Broader
weatherweather conditionconditions

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latininclēmentia
  2. Englishinclemency

Learned borrowing from Latin inclēmentia. By surface analysis, inclemen(t) + -cy.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inclemency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclemency.

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