lenient

(lē'nē-ənt, lēn'yənt)
adj.
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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adjective

Not strict or severe: charitable, clement, easy, forbearing, indulgent, lax, merciful, soft, tolerant. See accept/reject.

adj

Definition: permissive
Antonyms: hard, intolerant, limiting, restrictive, rigorous, severe, strict

IN BRIEF: Being allowing or not strict.

He felt that he was leniently treated when he was unable to pay the loan on time.

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For a list of words related to lenient, see:

• Calm, Gentle, or Easygoing
• Helpful, Positive, Responsible, or Nice

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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

Italiano (Italian)
indulgente

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

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 寛大な, 甘い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رقيق, لين, متساهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סובלני, רחמני, רך, לא מחמיר (בדין), מתון (עונש)‬

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