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le·ni·ence L0118100 (lē′nē-əns, lēn′yəns)n. Leniency.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | lenience - mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerantleniency, lenity, mildnessmercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" | | 2. | lenience - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"indulgence, leniencypermissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behaviorsoftness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders" | | 3. | lenience - lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachersleniencytolerance - the act of tolerating somethingmercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" |
leniencenoun1. Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others:charity, clemency, grace, leniency, lenity, mercifulness, mercy.2. Forbearing or lenient treatment:charitableness, charity, forbearance, indulgence, leniency, lenity, tolerance, toleration.Translationslenient (ˈliːniənt) adjective merciful or punishing only lightly. You are much too lenient with wrongdoers. 寬厚的 宽厚的ˈleniently adverb 寬厚地 宽厚地ˈlenience, ˈleniency noun 寬厚 宽厚lenience
Synonyms for leniencenoun kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward othersSynonyms- charity
- clemency
- grace
- leniency
- lenity
- mercifulness
- mercy
noun forbearing or lenient treatmentSynonyms- charitableness
- charity
- forbearance
- indulgence
- leniency
- lenity
- tolerance
- toleration
Synonyms for leniencenoun mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerantSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a disposition to yield to the wishes of someoneSynonymsRelated Words- permissiveness
- tolerance
- softness
noun lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachersSynonymsRelated Words- tolerance
- mercy
- clemency
- mercifulness
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