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Meaning of 'lenient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lenient [ a.]
- Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.
- Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.
2 . Lenient [ n.]
- A lenitive; an emollient.

Meaning of 'lenient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lenient [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not strict
Example in sentence:
  • an easy penalty;
  • an easy teacher;
  • easy standards;
  • lenient rules
Meaning (2):
- tolerant or lenient
Example in sentence:
  • indulgent parents risk spoiling their children;
  • they are soft on crime;
  • too soft on the children

Nearby Words:

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