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)
lenient definition
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