lenient en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈliːni.ənt/
Etymology
From Middle French lénient, from Latin lēniēns (whence -i- + -ent), present participle of lēnīre (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).
Meanings
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Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master; I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp look-out. It had formerly been my endeavour to study all sides of his character; to take the bad with the good; and from the just weighing of both, to form an equitable judgment. Now I saw no bad.
1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter XVIII, in Jane Eyre. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC:The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most lenient | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more lenient | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
draconian · despotic · severe · heavy-handed · stringent · tough · stringent · strict · unlenient · severe · stern · unlenient · strict
Deriveds
overlenient · ultralenient · superlenient · leniently · unlenient
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
hypertolerant · forgiving · latitudinarian · overlenient · merciful · overlax · superlenient · ultralenient
Relateds
loose · lenience · carefree · adespotic · weak · careless · lenity · patient · leniency · apathetic
Synonyms
avuncular · liberal · lax · relaxed · permissive · open-handed · merciable · lenient · indulgent · forbearing · catholic · tolerant · soft · mercied · clement · clement · relentful · forgiving · easygoing · lenient · latitudinarian · safe · permissible · forbearing · ruthful · clement · indulgent · merciful · soft-handed · pitiful · safe · remissful · permissive · permissive · open-minded · relaxed · loose-handed · lenient · permissible · sufferable · broad-minded · laissez faire
Translations (58)
th ปรานี (tolerant; not strict) · mi ngāwari (tolerant; not strict) · fi lempeä (tolerant; not strict) · ro tolerantă (tolerant; not strict) · da lempelig (tolerant; not strict) · tr müşfik (tolerant; not strict) · de milde (tolerant; not strict) · nl tolerant (tolerant; not strict) · pl pobłażliwy (tolerant; not strict) · oc tolerant (tolerant; not strict) · bg снизходителен (tolerant; not strict) · mk по́пустлив (tolerant; not strict) · es leniente (tolerant; not strict) · oc permissiu (tolerant; not strict) · be спагадлівы (tolerant; not strict) · id lunak (tolerant; not strict) · fr laxiste (tolerant; not strict) · pdt lind (tolerant; not strict) · pl łagodny (tolerant; not strict) · nl mild (tolerant; not strict) · it permissivo (tolerant; not strict) · mk сни́сходлив (tolerant; not strict) · el επιεικής (tolerant; not strict) · ru терпи́мый (tolerant; not strict) · sh popustljiv (tolerant; not strict) · gd tròcaireach (tolerant; not strict) · de nachsichtig (tolerant; not strict) · ka ლმობიერი (tolerant; not strict) · nl toegeeflijk (tolerant; not strict) · ro tolerant (tolerant; not strict) · fr indulgent (tolerant; not strict) · pl wyrozumiały (tolerant; not strict) · pt leniente (tolerant; not strict) · da overbærende (tolerant; not strict) · ro blând (tolerant; not strict) · am ልል (tolerant; not strict) · la clēmēns (tolerant; not strict) · ro indulgent (tolerant; not strict) · tr müsamahakâr (tolerant; not strict) · be нястрогі (tolerant; not strict) · ru снисходи́тельный (tolerant; not strict) · eo malsevera (tolerant; not strict) · it indulgente (tolerant; not strict) · uk виба́чливий (tolerant; not strict) · uk невимо́гливий (tolerant; not strict) · cmn 宽大 (tolerant; not strict) · it tollerante (tolerant; not strict) · cmn 宽松 (tolerant; not strict) · ro îngăduitor (tolerant; not strict) · es de manga ancha (tolerant; not strict) · sv skonsam (tolerant; not strict) · be памяркоўны (tolerant; not strict) · da mild (tolerant; not strict) · ru мя́гкий (tolerant; not strict) · be паблажлівы (tolerant; not strict) · fr permissif (tolerant; not strict) · cs shovívavý (tolerant; not strict) · tr hoşgörülü (tolerant; not strict)