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Lenient

Lenient Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lenient? [adj] characterized by tolerance and mercy [adj] not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules" [adj] tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lenient: clement \| easy \| indulgent \| lax \| permissive \| soft \| undemanding Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lenient: accepting \| accommodating \| accommodative \| admissive \| agreeable \| allowing \| armed with patience \| attentive \| balmy \| bland \| bleeding \| careless \| charitable \| clement \| commiserative \| compassionate \| complaisant \| condolent \| consenting \| considerate \| delicate \| disciplined \| easy \| easygoing \| endurant \| enduring \| faint \| forbearant \| forbearing \| forgiving \| generous \| gentle \| heedful \| helpful \| human \| humane \| impotent \| imprecise \| indifferent \| indulgent \| kind \| kindly \| lax \| longanimous \| long-suffering \| loose \| magnanimous \| melting \| merciful \| mild \| mindful \| mindful of others \| moderate \| negligent \| nonprohibitive \| obliging \| overindulgent \| overpermissive \| patient \| patient as Job \| permissive \| permitting \| persevering \| philosophical \| pitying \| regardful \| relaxed \| remiss \| ruthful \| self-controlled \| slack \| slipshod \| sloppy \| smooth \| soft \| softhearted \| solicitous \| sparing \| Spartan \| stoic \| suffering \| sympathetic \| sympathizing \| tactful \| tender \| tenderhearted \| thoughtful \| tolerant \| tolerating \| tolerative \| understanding \| unprohibitive \| unrestrained \| warmhearted \| weak See Also \| Lenient In Webster's Dictionary \Le"nient\ (l[=e]"n[i^]ent or l[=e]n"yent), a. [L. leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft, mild. Cf. {Lithe}.] 1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of. ``Lenient of grief.'' --Milton. Of \Le"ni*ent\, n. (Med.) A lenitive; an emollient.

Lenient Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lenient?

[adj] characterized by tolerance and mercy
[adj] not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"
[adj] tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"

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Lenient In Webster's Dictionary

\Le"ni*ent\ (l[=e]"n[i^]*ent or l[=e]n"yent), a. [L.
leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft,
mild. Cf. {Lithe}.]
1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes
   followed by of. ``Lenient of grief.'' --Milton.

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\Le"ni*ent\, n. (Med.)
A lenitive; an emollient.

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