lenient

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//ˈliːni.ənt//

Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.

adjective

1
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.
But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master; I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp look-out. It had formerly been my endeavour to study all sides of his character; to take the bad with the good; and from the just weighing of both, to form an equitable judgment. Now I saw no bad.

Etymology

From Middle French lénient, from Latin lēniēns (whence -i- + -ent), present participle of lēnīre (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).

noun

1
A lenitive; an emollient.

Forms

plural: lenients
comparative: more lenient
superlative: most lenient

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lenient · Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.

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