lenient
11lenient — adjective Brother Andrew was a lenient teacher Syn: merciful, clement, forgiving, forbearing, tolerant, charitable, humane, indulgent, easygoing, magnanimous, sympathetic, compassionate, mild See note at mercy Ant …
12lenient — le|ni|ent [ liniənt ] adjective if a person or system is lenient, they punish someone less severely than they could: lenient with: The judge was lenient with her as this was her first offence. a. used about the punishment itself: The prosecution… …
13lenient — UK [ˈliːnɪənt] / US [ˈlɪnɪənt] adjective a) if a person or system is lenient, they punish someone less severely than they could lenient with: The judge was lenient with her as this was her first offence. b) used about the punishment itself The… …
14lenient — leniently, adv. /lee nee euhnt, leen yeuhnt/, adj. 1. agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression. 2. Archaic. softening, soothing, or… …
15lenient — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ unduly …
16lenient — [[t]li͟ːniənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ with n When someone in authority is lenient, they are not as strict or severe as expected. He believes the government already is lenient with drug traffickers... Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient …
17lenient — adj. lenient towards, with * * * [ liːnɪənt] with lenient towards …
18lenient — le|ni|ent [ˈli:niənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of lenire to soften ] not strict in the way you punish someone or in the standard you expect ▪ the lenient sentences handed down by some judges ▪ School examiners… …
19lenient — adjective not strict in the way you punish someone or control their behaviour: Judges have been accused of being far too lenient in rape cases. | a very lenient sentence leniently adverb leniency also lenience noun (U) …
20lenient — le•ni•ent [[t]ˈli ni ənt, ˈlin yənt[/t]] adj. 1) agreeably tolerant; not strict or severe; indulgent: to be lenient toward the children[/ex] 2) archaic soothing • Etymology: 1645–55; < L lēnient , s. of lēniēns, prp. of lēnīre to soften,… …
