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leniency
le·ni·en·cy L0118200 (lē′nē-ən-sē, lēn′yən-)n. pl. le·ni·en·cies 1. The condition or quality of being lenient. See Synonyms at mercy.2. A lenient act.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | leniency - mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerantlenience, lenity, mildnessmercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" | | 2. | leniency - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"indulgence, leniencepermissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behaviorsoftness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders" | | 3. | leniency - lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachersleniencetolerance - the act of tolerating somethingmercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" |
leniency leniencenoun mercy, compassion, clemency, quarter, pity, tolerance, indulgence, tenderness, moderation, gentleness, forbearance, mildness, lenity The judge rejected pleas for leniency.leniencynoun1. Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others:charity, clemency, grace, lenience, lenity, mercifulness, mercy.2. Forbearing or lenient treatment:charitableness, charity, forbearance, indulgence, lenience, lenity, tolerance, toleration.Translationslenient (ˈliːniənt) adjective merciful or punishing only lightly. You are much too lenient with wrongdoers. 寬厚的 宽厚的ˈleniently adverb 寬厚地 宽厚地ˈlenience, ˈleniency noun 寬厚 宽厚LegalSeemercyleniency
Synonyms for leniencynoun mercySynonyms- mercy
- compassion
- clemency
- quarter
- pity
- tolerance
- indulgence
- tenderness
- moderation
- gentleness
- forbearance
- mildness
- lenity
Synonyms for leniencynoun kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward othersSynonyms- charity
- clemency
- grace
- lenience
- lenity
- mercifulness
- mercy
noun forbearing or lenient treatmentSynonyms- charitableness
- charity
- forbearance
- indulgence
- lenience
- lenity
- tolerance
- toleration
Synonyms for leniencynoun mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerantSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a disposition to yield to the wishes of someoneSynonymsRelated Words- permissiveness
- tolerance
- softness
noun lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachersSynonymsRelated Words- tolerance
- mercy
- clemency
- mercifulness
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