lenient
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈliːni.ənt/
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ˈliːni.ənt
Adjective
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
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The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.
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But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master; I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp look-out. It had formerly been my endeavour to study all sides of his character; to take the bad with the good; and from the just weighing of both, to form an equitable judgment. Now I saw no bad.
Noun
A lenitive; an emollient.
Adjective
tolerant or lenient
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indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
too soft on the children
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they are soft on crime
not strict
- Synonyms
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an easy teacher
easy standards
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lenient rules
an easy penalty
characterized by tolerance and mercy
Word forms
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