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lenient |
Overview of adj lenient The adj lenient has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. indulgent, lax, lenient, soft -- (tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children") 2. easy, lenient -- (not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules") 3. lenient -- (characterized by tolerance and mercy) Antonyms of adj lenient 3 senses of lenient Sense 1 indulgent, lax, lenient, soft INDIRECT (VIA permissive) -> unpermissive Sense 2 easy, lenient INDIRECT (VIA undemanding) -> demanding Sense 3 lenient INDIRECT (VIA clement) -> inclement Similarity of adj lenient 3 senses of lenient Sense 1 indulgent, lax, lenient, soft => permissive (vs. unpermissive) Sense 2 easy, lenient => undemanding (vs. demanding) Sense 3 lenient => clement (vs. inclement) Attributes of adj lenient Familiarity of adj lenient lenient used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj lenient lenient Overview of adj lenient The adj lenient has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. indulgent, lax, lenient, soft -- (tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children") 2. easy, lenient -- (not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules") 3. lenient -- (characterized by tolerance and mercy)
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