Associations to the word «Lenient»
Adverb
Wiktionary
LENIENT, adjective. Lax; tolerant of deviation; permissive; not strict.
LENIENT, noun. (medicine) A lenitive; an emollient.
Dictionary definition
LENIENT, adjective. Tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime".
LENIENT, adjective. Not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty".
LENIENT, adjective. Characterized by tolerance and mercy.
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.