Found 3 items, similar to Lenient.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: lenient lunak
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lenient 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lenient 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.] [1913 Webster] 1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of. “Lenient of grief.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] O?? relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence. [1913 Webster] Lenient \Le"ni*ent\, n. (Med.) A lenitive; an emollient. [1913 Webster]