lenient
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le·ni·ent
(lē'nē-ənt, lēn'yənt) 
adj.
Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful, generous, or indulgent: lenient parents; lenient rules.
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.Roget's Thesaurus:
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lenient
adjective
- Not strict or severe: charitable, clement, easy, forbearing, indulgent, lax, merciful, soft, tolerant. See accept/reject.
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lenient
adj
Definition: permissive
Antonyms: hard, intolerant, limiting, restrictive, rigorous, severe, strict
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leniently
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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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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