lenient

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

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lenient

adj lenient [ˈliːniənt]

merciful or punishing only lightly You are much too lenient with wrongdoers. toegeeflik مُتَساهِل، مُتَعاطِف снизходителен shovívavý mild nachsichtig επιεικής clemente, indulgente leebe بملایمت و گذشت lempeä indulgent רַחֲמָנִי नरम milostiv, popustljiv elnéző pengampun, lunak miskunnsamur, mildur indulgente 寛大な 관대한 atlaidus, negriežtas iecietīgs bersikap lembut mild mild, lemfeldig, ettergivende wyrozumiały benévolo indulgent, îngăduitor снисходительный zhovievavý prizanesljiv popustljiv mild, överseende, eftergiven ปรานี hoşgörülü 寬厚的 поблажливий; терпимий مہربان khoan dung 宽厚的

adv leniently

toegeeflikheid بِتَساهُل، بِتَعاطُف снизходително shovívavě mildt nachsichtig επιεικώς con clemencia leebelt با ملایمت و گذشت lempeästi avec indulgence בְּרַחֲמָנוּת सौम्यता, नरमता popustljivo, milostivo elnézően secara pengampun, lunak mildilega in maniera indulgente 寛大に 관대하게 atlaidžiai iecietīgi dengan sikap lembut mild mildt, lemfeldig, skånsomt wyrozumiale benevolamente cu indulgenţă снисходительно zhovievavo prizanesljivo popustljivo milt, överseende, eftergivet อย่างปรานี hoşgörüyle 寬厚地 поблажливо مہربانی سے một cách khoan dung 宽厚地

n lenience, ˈleniency

toegewendheid تَساهُل، تَعاطُف снизхождение shovívavost mildhed die Nachsicht επιείκεια clemencia, indulgencia leebus ملایمت lempeys indulgence יַחַס מֵקֵל सौम्यता, नरमता popustljivost elnézés sifat pengampun linkind, mildi indulgenza 寛大 관대 atlaidumas iecietība sikap lembut mildheid lemfeldighet, overbærenhet wyrozumiałość, łagodność benevolência indulgenţă снисходительность zhovievavosť blagost popustljivost mildhet, överseende, eftergivenhet ความปรานี hoşgörülülük 寬厚 поблажливість; терпимість مہربانی tính khoan dung 宽厚