Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful, generous, or indulgent: lenient parents; lenient rules.
[Obsolete French, from Latin lēniēns, lēnient-, present participle of lēnīre, to pacify, from lēnis, soft.]
leniently le'ni·ent·ly adv.
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le·ni·ent (lē'nē-ənt, lēn'yənt) ![]() |
Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful, generous, or indulgent: lenient parents; lenient rules.
[Obsolete French, from Latin lēniēns, lēnient-, present participle of lēnīre, to pacify, from lēnis, soft.]
leniently le'ni·ent·ly adv.| Thesaurus: lenient |
adjective
| Antonyms: lenient |
Definition: permissive
Antonyms: hard, intolerant, limiting, restrictive, rigorous, severe, strict
| Word Tutor: lenient |
Be a hard taskmaster to yourself -- and be lenient with everybody else.
— Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
| Translations: Lenient |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mild, lemfældig
Nederlands (Dutch)
mild, toe-/vergevend, inschikkelijk, lankmoedig
Français (French)
adj. - indulgent, clément, léger (une punition)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - mild, nachsichtig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιεικής
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indulgente, tolerante
Русский (Russian)
снисходительный, кроткий
Español (Spanish)
adj. - indulgente, poco severo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mild, fördragsam, överseende, eftergiven, lindrande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
宽大的, 慈悲为怀的, 仁慈的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 寬大的, 慈悲為懷的, 仁慈的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 관대한 , 인정이 많은, 무른
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) رقيق, لين, متساهل
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - סובלני, רחמני, רך, לא מחמיר (בדין), מתון (עונש)
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