undemandingadj.
/ˌʌndᵻˈmɑːndɪŋ/, /ˌʌndᵻˈmandɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌəndəˈmændɪŋ/, /ˌəndiˈmændɪŋ/ Not rigorous or exacting; tolerant; easy.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of strictness > [adjective] > not exacting
unimperious1792
untaxing1851
unexacting1862
undemanding1940
1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet iii. ii. 180 [She] was loyal, discreet, undemanding, and thrifty with his money.
1958 Times 18 Dec. 14/1 An undemanding public can be blamed in these cases for spoiling art.
1971 Hindell & Simms Abortion Law Reformed v. 122 His publishing activities were fairly undemanding.
Derivatives
undeˈmandingness n.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > quality of not being exacting
undemandingness1939
1939 ‘A. Bridge’ Four-part Setting xi. 143 ‘She..is the most unexacting person I ever met... She asks less of you than anyone I know.’..Rose Pelham..had not hit on that peculiar undemandingness.
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adj.1939