'Lenient' definitions:
Definition of 'lenient'
From: WordNet
adjective
Tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime" [syn: indulgent, lenient, soft]
adjective
Not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty"
adjective
Characterized by tolerance and mercy
Definition of 'Lenient'
From: GCIDE
- Lenient \Le"ni*ent\, n. (Med.) A lenitive; an emollient. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lenient'
From: GCIDE
- Lenient \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.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of. "Lenient of grief." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- O?? relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lenient'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepting,
- accommodating,
- accommodative,
- admissive,
- agreeable,
- allowing,
- armed with patience,
- attentive,
- balmy,
- bland,
- bleeding,
- careless,
- charitable,
- clement,
- commiserative,
- compassionate,
- complaisant,
- condolent,
- consenting,
- considerate,
- delicate,
- disciplined,
- easy,
- easygoing,
- endurant,
- enduring,
- faint,
- forbearant,
- forbearing,
- forgiving,
- generous,
- gentle,
- heedful,
- helpful,
- human,
- humane,
- impotent,
- imprecise,
- indifferent,
- indulgent,
- kind,
- kindly,
- lax,
- long-suffering,
- longanimous,
- loose,
- magnanimous,
- melting,
- merciful,
- mild,
- mindful,
- mindful of others,
- moderate,
- negligent,
- nonprohibitive,
- obliging,
- overindulgent,
- overpermissive,
- patient,
- patient as Job,
- permissive,
- permitting,
- persevering,
- philosophical,
- pitying,
- regardful,
- relaxed,
- remiss,
- ruthful,
- self-controlled,
- slack,
- slipshod,
- sloppy,
- smooth,
- soft,
- softhearted,
- solicitous,
- sparing,
- Spartan,
- stoic,
- suffering,
- sympathetic,
- sympathizing,
- tactful,
- tender,
- tenderhearted,
- thoughtful,
- tolerant,
- tolerating,
- tolerative,
- understanding,
- unprohibitive,
- unrestrained,
- warmhearted,
- weak