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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lenient \Le"ni*ent\ (l[=e]"n[i^]*ent or l[=e]n"yent), a. [L.
leniens, -entis, p. pr of lenire to soften, fr lenis soft,
mild. Cf {Lithe}.]
1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes
followed by of ``Lenient of grief.'' --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lenient \Le"ni*ent\, n. (Med.)
A lenitive; an emollient.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lenient
adj 1: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their
children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is
weak"; "too soft on the children" [syn: {indulgent}, {lax},
{soft}]
2: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient
rules" [syn: {easy}]
3: characterized by tolerance and mercy
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