clement

/ˈklɛmənt/

Other forms: clemently

Clement weather is lovely and mild. You might describe a beautiful, warm summer evening as clement.

Clement can describe a pleasant climate — "The thing about Hawaii is it's such a clement place, always." — or even a merciful, gentle person. It's much more common to hear the antonym of clement, inclement, describing terrible weather. Clement first appeared in the 13th century as a surname, or last name, from the Latin clementem, "mild or placid," and was used to describe nice weather by the 17th century.

Definitions of clement

1. adjective

   (of weather or climate) physically mild
   “clement weather”

   synonyms:

   balmy, mild, soft

   mild and pleasant

   temperate

   (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate

   antonyms:

   inclement

   (of weather or climate) severe

   intemperate

   (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes
2. adjective

   (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy
   “a more clement judge reduced the sentence”

   synonyms:

   lenient

   characterized by tolerance and mercy

   merciful

   showing or giving mercy

   antonyms:

   inclement

   used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy

   unsparing

   not forbearing; ruthless

   merciless, unmerciful

   having or showing no mercy