English-Thai Dictionary

lenient

ADJ ปรานี  กรุณา  เมตตา  mild pra-ne

 

leniently

ADV อย่าง โอนอ่อน ผ่อนปรน  อย่าง เมตตา ปรา ณี 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LENIENT

a.[L. leniens, from lenio, lenis, soft, mild. ] 1. Softening; mitigating; assuasive.
Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand, yet tames not this.
Sometimes with of; as lenient of grief.
2. Laxative; emollient.
Oils relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic.

 

LENIENT

n.That which softens or assuages; an emollient.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LENIENT

Le "ni *ent, a. Etym: [L. leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft, mild. Cf. Lithe. ]

 

1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- some "Lenient of grief. " Milton. Of relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic. Arbuthnot. Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand. Pope.

 

2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.

 

LENIENT

LENIENT Le "ni *ent, n. (Med. )

 

Defn: A lenitive; an emollient.

 

LENIENTLY

LENIENTLY Le "ni *ent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a lenient manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lenient

le ni ent |ˈlēnēənt, ˈlēnyənt ˈliniənt | ▶adjective 1 (of punishment or a person in authority ) permissive, merciful, or tolerant: judges were far too lenient with petty criminals. 2 archaic emollient. DERIVATIVES le ni ent ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Latin lenient- ‘soothing, ’ from the verb lenire, from lenis ‘mild, gentle. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

lenient

lenient |ˈliːnɪənt | ▶adjective 1 (of a punishment or person in authority ) more merciful or tolerant than expected: in the view of the Court the sentence was too lenient | lenient magistrates. 2 archaic mild or soothing; emollient. DERIVATIVES leniently adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Latin lenient- ‘soothing ’, from the verb lenire, from lenis ‘mild, gentle ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lenient

lenient adjective Brother Andrew was a lenient teacher: merciful, clement, forgiving, forbearing, tolerant, charitable, humane, indulgent, easygoing, magnanimous, sympathetic, compassionate, mild. ANTONYMS severe. WORD TOOLKIT See humane . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lenient

lenient adjective the courts may be more lenient with female offenders: merciful, clement, sparing, forgiving, forbearing, tolerant, moderate, charitable, humane, indulgent, easy-going, magnanimous, sympathetic, compassionate, pitying, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, benevolent, gentle; liberal, permissive, soft, soft-hearted. ANTONYMS merciless, severe, strict. WORD TOOLKIT lenient See humane . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lenient

le ni ent /líːniənt /形容詞 〈権力のある者が 〉 «…に » 寛大な, 甘い «with , toward » ; 〈罰 判決などが 〉 (予想より )軽い .～ly 副詞