leniently

le·ni·ent

 (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.

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[Obsolete French, from Latin lēniēns, lēnient-, present participle of lēnīre, to pacify, from lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

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le′ni·ent·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

leniently - in a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime" laxly

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Translations

بِتَساهُل، بِتَعاطُف

shovívavě

mildt

nachsichtig

elnézõen

mildilega

con clemenzaindulgente

skånsomt

hoşgörüyle

宽厚地

leniently

[ˈliːnɪəntlɪ] ADV → con indulgencia, con benevolencia

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

leniently

[ˈliːniəntli] adv → avec indulgence

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

leniently

adv → nachsichtig; judge → milde

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

leniently

[ˈliːnɪəntlɪ] adv → con indulgenza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lenient

(ˈliːniənt) adjective

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

ˈleniently adverb

toegeeflikheid بِتَساهُل، بِتَعاطُف снизходително benevolamente shovívavě nachsichtig mildt επιεικώς con clemencia leebelt با ملایمت و گذشت armollisesti avec indulgence בְּרַחֲמָנוּת सौम्यता, नरमता popustljivo, milostivo elnézően secara pengampun, lunak mildilega in maniera indulgente 寛大に 관대하게 atlaidžiai iecietīgi dengan sikap lembut mildmildt, lemfeldig, skånsomt wyrozumiale په نرمى او ملايمت 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

ˈlenience, ˈleniency noun

toegewendheid تَساهُل، تَعاطُف снизхождение benevolência shovívavost die Nachsicht mildhed επιείκειαclemencia, indulgencia leebus ملایمت armollisuus indulgence יַחַס מֵקֵל सौम्यता, नरमता popustljivost elnézés sifat pengampun linkind, mildi indulgenza 寛大 관대함 atlaidumas iecietība sikap lembut mildheidlemfeldighet, overbærenhet wyrozumiałość, łagodność نرمى او ښه والى benevolência indulgenţă снисходительность zhovievavosť blagost popustljivost mildhet, överseende, eftergivenhet ความปรานี hoşgörülülük 寬厚 поблажливість; терпимість مہربانی tính khoan dung 宽厚

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