Definitions for: Lenient


[adj] characterized by tolerance and mercy
[adj] not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"
[adj] tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"



Webster (1913) Definition: Le"ni*ent (l[=e]"n[i^]*ent or l[=e]n"yent), a. [L.
leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft,
mild. Cf. Lithe.]
1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes
followed by of. ``Lenient of grief.'' --Milton.

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Le"ni*ent, n. (Med.)
A lenitive; an emollient.

Synonyms: clement, easy, indulgent, lax, permissive, soft, undemanding

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