lenient
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈliːniənt/
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indulgente
- Holmes could potentially face decades in prison, though a much more lenient sentence is expected.
- more lenient
- too lenient
- lenient sentence
And my mom was more on the lenient side.
- And my mom was more on the lenient side.
- And, and I think we're way too lenient on our circle of friends.
- Holmes could potentially face decades in prison, though a much more lenient sentence is expected.
- So maybe this means that he'll be a little bit more lenient.
- But yeah, it's so hard because the the the sentences are so lenient.
- So I went looking for a priest before the Mass that was going to be kind of lenient and not judgy.
- When someone says looks does not matter to me, that just means you are much more flexible and lenient then maybe the average person is.
- In general, I'm of the view that with enforcing law, that with first offences you're pretty lenient.
- But what I really want to do is make sure those boundaries are very clear and very set because I don't want to be lenient with him now.
- Jodie Kay Song has asked me, do I think I will be a strict mum or a lenient mum?
- And I feel like not until last year, I started being able to do a little bit more, but my mom has been a little bit more lenient with my sisters.
- You're not as strict as Warren Buffett, but you're not as lenient as the index fund.
- I'm a little bit more lenient on on and, and maybe I'm wrong for that.
Examples
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They're not as lenient as they used to be down at the station.
Fiction book (1999) -
You guys are just too lenient with him.
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And my mom was more on the lenient side.
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I would take them on the road with me and I was very lenient in terms of structure.
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My parents came to realize this and therefore were very lenient with me and allowed me plenty of freedom.
Fiction book (2001) -
The laws are a lot more lenient.
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The courts were lenient with us.
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However, over my strong objections, the administration is taking a lenient approach.
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You can afford to be lenient with your enemies.
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The teacher decided to be lenient with the students who were late due to the traffic.
Synonyms
275
1.0
Not strict and allowing people more freedom
235
1.0
Kind and not strong in action, sound, or touch
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2.0
Not strict and willing to allow mistakes
72
3.2
Accepting of people and ideas that are different
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6.1
Willing to let someone have what they want, even if it is not good for them
31
4.6
Not strict enough about rules or work
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4.9
Not strict and giving a lot of freedom about what people do
1
5.9
Not using strong control and letting others act freely
Ready to forgive people and give lighter punishments
Antonyms
How Lenient
Surface Forms
Morphology
lenient = leni + ent
The adjectival suffix '-ent' is recognizable, but the root 'leni' is not a standalone or productive English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
Lenient comes from the Latin root lenis, which means 'soft'. That's why a lenient person is 'soft' when they deal with rules or punishment, not strict and more forgiving.