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lenient
le·ni·ent L0118300 (lē′nē-ənt, lēn′yənt)adj.1. Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful or indulgent: lenient parents.2. Not harsh or strict; merciful or generous: lenient rules.
[Obsolete French, from Latin lēniēns, lēnient-, present participle of lēnīre, to pacify, from lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]
le′ni·ent·ly adv.lenient (ˈliːnɪənt) adj1. showing or characterized by mercy or tolerance2. (Historical Terms) archaic caressing or soothing[C17: from Latin lēnīre to soothe, from lēnis soft] ˈleniency, ˈlenience n ˈleniently advle•ni•ent (ˈli ni ənt, ˈlin yənt)
adj. 1. agreeably tolerant; not strict or severe; indulgent: to be lenient toward the children. 2. Archaic.soothing. [1645–55; < Latin lēnient-, s. of lēniēns, present participle of lēnīre to soften, alleviate. See lenis, -ent] le′ni•en•cy, le′ni•ence, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | lenient - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"indulgent, softpermissive - granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" | | 2. | lenient - not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty"undemanding - requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss" | | 3. | lenient - characterized by tolerance and mercyclement - (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" |
lenientadjective merciful, sparing, gentle, forgiving, kind, tender, mild, tolerant, compassionate, clement, indulgent, forbearing The Professor takes a slightly more lenient view.
severe, strict, harsh, stern, rigid, rigorous, stringent, mercilesslenientadjectiveNot strict or severe:charitable, clement, easy, forbearing, indulgent, lax, merciful, soft, tolerant.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LegalSeemercylenient
Related to lenient: companionableSynonyms for lenientadj mercifulSynonyms- merciful
- sparing
- gentle
- forgiving
- kind
- tender
- mild
- tolerant
- compassionate
- clement
- indulgent
- forbearing
Antonyms- severe
- strict
- harsh
- stern
- rigid
- rigorous
- stringent
- merciless
Synonyms for lenientadj not strict or severeSynonyms- charitable
- clement
- easy
- forbearing
- indulgent
- lax
- merciful
- soft
- tolerant
Synonyms for lenientadj tolerant or lenientSynonymsRelated Wordsadj not strictRelated Wordsadj characterized by tolerance and mercyRelated Words |