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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.

[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.

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lenient

(ˈliːnɪənt)

adj

1. showing or characterized by mercy or tolerance

2. (Historical Terms) archaic caressing or soothing

[C17: from Latin lēnīre to soothe, from lēnis soft]

ˈleniency, ˈlenience n

ˈleniently adv

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le•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.

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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"

lenient

adjective 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, merciless

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lenient

adjective

Not strict or severe:

charitable, clement, easy, forbearing, indulgent, lax, merciful, soft, tolerant.

Translations

مُتَساهِل، مُتَعاطِف

shovívavý

mild

nachsichtig mild

επιεικής

lempeä

indulgent laxiste permissif

miskunnsamur, mildur

clemente indulgente permissivo

atlaidžiainegriežtas

iecietīgs

mild toegeeflijk tolerant

lemfeldig

мягкий снисходительный терпимый

hoşgörülü

宽厚的

lenient

[ˈliːnɪənt] ADJ [sentence, treatment] → benévolo, poco severo; [person, attitude] → indulgente, poco severo
to be lenient with sb → ser indulgente or poco severo con algn

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lenient

[ˈliːniənt] adj → indulgent(e); [sentence] → léger/ère; [treatment] → indulgent(e); [person] → indulgent(e); [view, approach] → indulgent(e)
He received an unexpectedly lenient sentence → Il a été condamné à une peine légère contre toute attente.

lenient

adj → nachsichtig (towards gegenüber); judge, attitude, treatment, sentence → milde; to be lenient with somebody → mit jdm milde umgehen; to be lenient in one’s assessment → milde urteilen

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lenient

[ˈliːnɪənt] adj (person) → indulgente, clemente; (sentence, punishment) → leggero/a

lenient

(ˈliːniənt) adjective

merciful or punishing only lightly. You are much too lenient with wrongdoers.

ˈleniently adverb

ˈlenience, ˈleniency noun

lenient

a. indulgente, lenitivo-a; consentidor-a.

References in classic literature ?

sir, you regard things with the lenience natural to those who live at peace with themselves; and I with all the severity of one who sees much that he would fain obliterate in the story of his life."