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Definition of Lenient

Lenient

  1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.
  2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.
  3. A lenitive; an emollient.

Lenient Quotations

All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
Abdurrahman Wahid

My parents were pretty lenient with me. But, they gave me morality while I was growing up. They taught me the difference between right and wrong.
Mark Hoppus

Kingsley Amis was a lenient father. His paternal style, in the early years, can best be described as amiably minimalist - in other words, my mother did it all.
Martin Amis

I have from time to time been a double A or triple A personality. I'm not anymore. I'm more lenient on myself.
Giancarlo Esposito

I adore book-to-film adaptations when they're done well, and I'm more lenient than many readers when it comes to what counts as 'done well.' For me, the most important thing is that the film maintains the spirit of the original book.
Maggie Stiefvater
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Lenient Translations

lenient in Dutch is goedertieren, schappelijk, lankmoedig
lenient in French is indulgent
lenient in German is mild, nachsichtig
lenient in Italian is indulgente
lenient in Spanish is indulgente, sufrido

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