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lenient |
3 definitions found 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. Of 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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