lenient (redirected from leniencies)

le·ni·ent  (ln-nt, lnynt)

adj.

Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful, generous, or indulgent: lenient parents; lenient rules.

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[Obsolete French, from Latin lnins, lnient-, present participle of lnre, to pacify, from lnis, soft; see l- in Indo-European roots.]

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leni·ent·ly adv.

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lenient [lee-nee-ent]

Adjective

tolerant, not strict or severe [Latin lenis soft]

leniency n
leniently adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lenient - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime" indulgent, soft permissive - 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 mercy clement - (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence"

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lenient

adjective merciful, sparing, gentle, forgiving, kind, tender, mild, tolerant, compassionate, clement, indulgent, forbearing << OPPOSITE severe

Translations

lenient [ˈliːnɪənt] adj → indulgente

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lenient [ˈliːnɪənt] adj → indulgent(e) → clément(e)

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lenient [ˈliːnɪənt] adj → nachsichtig

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lenient [ˈliːnɪənt] adj → indulgente, clemente