Definitions for lenient
ˈli ni ənt, ˈlin yəntle·nient

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. indulgent, lenient, softadjective

   tolerant or lenient

   "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"

2. lenientadjective

   not strict

   "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty"

3. lenientadjective

   characterized by tolerance and mercy

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lenientadjective

   lax; tolerant of deviation; permissive; not strict

   The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lenientadjective

   Etymology: leniens, Latin.

   1. Assuasive; softening; mitigating.

   Consolatories writ
   With study’d argument, and much persuasion sought,
   Lenient of grief and anxious thought. John Milton, Agonistes.

   In this one passion man can strength enjoy;
   Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand,
   Yet tames not this; it sticks to our last sand. Alexander Pope.

   2. Laxative; emollient.

   Oils relax the fibres, are lenient, balsamick, and abate acrimony in the blood. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

2. Lenientnoun

   An emollient, or assuasive application.

   I dressed it with lenients. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

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1. lenient

   Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, "price paid, wages", from merc-, merxi "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social, and legal contexts. In the social and legal context, mercy may refer both to compassionate behavior on the part of those in power (e.g. mercy shown by a judge toward a convict), or on the part of a humanitarian third party, e.g., a mission of mercy aiming to treat war victims.

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1. lenient

   Lenient refers to showing or characterized by mercy, tolerance or understanding; being permissive, compassionate, or indulgent. It is often used in the context of a person who is elected to enforce rules or make judgments, such as a parent, teacher, or judge, demonstrating mildness or laxity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lenientadjective

   relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of

2. Lenientadjective

   mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence

3. Lenientnoun

   a lenitive; an emollient

4. Etymology: [L. leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft, mild. Cf. Lithe.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lenient

   lē′ni-ent, adj. softening: mild: merciful.—n. (med.) that which softens: an emollient.—ns. Lē′nience, Lē′niency.—adv. Lē′niently.—v.t. Lē′nify (rare), to assuage.—adj. Len′itive, mitigating: laxative.—n. any palliative: (med.) an application for easing pain: a mild purgative.—n. Len′ity, mildness: clemency. [L. leniens, -entis, pr.p. of lenīre, to soften—lenis, soft.]

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1. tenline

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lenient in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lenient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of lenient in a Sentence

1. Jessica Vaughn:

   I think these are important steps because in recent years the system has been set up to favor the applicant and to put the thumb on the scale in favor of the applicant and to make it harder for an asylum officer to reject the claim, even in cases of reasonable doubt or credibility, there's been a very remarkable increase in the number of people asking for asylum in the last five or six years or so, and ... it looks very much like people were trying to take advantage of a very lenient system and one they would not be penalized for using and that motivates illegal immigration and harms the integrity of our legal immigration system.

2. Abu Khdeir:

   I told the judge that you need to give the maximum punishment for these murderers and not to be lenient with them, my wife and I are having nightmares in the middle of the night when we think about what has happened to our son.

3. Leon Rodriguez:

   There's been a very remarkable increase in the number of people asking for asylum in the last five or six years or so, and ... it looks very much like people were trying to take advantage of a very lenient system and one they would not be penalized for using and that motivates illegal immigration and harms the integrity of our legal immigration system.

4. Paul Manafort:

   There were moments that I will talk about this in the book when they were putting pressure on me to admit the facts that weren't true, and I'll talk about those facts and those expectations. The quid pro quo that was understood was that I would be treated in a very lenient way, they didn't understand that there was no way I was going to lie and there was no way that they could force me into giving up the president. I never felt uncomfortable talking to them because I knew that as long as I told the truth, I had nothing to fear, but I was wrong.

5. Sheldon Whitehouse:

   If you look at her record as a federal judge in criminal cases and particularly cases concerning child pornography over and over and over again, she gives incredibly lenient sentences.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lenient
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lenient
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lenient
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenient
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lenient
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lenient
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lenient