Lenient

Adjective

 * 1) lax; tolerant of deviation; permissive; not strict
 * The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.
 * 1) * 1847,, , Chapter XVIII
 * But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master; I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp look-out. It had formerly been my endeavour to study all sides of his character; to take the bad with the good; and from the just weighing of both, to form an equitable judgment. Now I saw no bad.

Synonyms

 * lax, permissive

Antonyms

 * strict
 * severe

Related terms

 * lenience
 * leniency
 * lenity

Adverbs for Lenient
habitually; conveniently; indulgently; affectionately;  spasmodically;   considerately; mercifully; courteously; hospitably; graciously; weakly;  supinely;  deliberately; gently; calmly; absent-mindedly; nervously; pacifically; reasonably; blandly; purposely; lamentably; unduly; wisely; helpfully; disgustingly; feebly; temperately; tolerantly, complaisantly; compassionately; humanely exceedingly.

Thesaurus
Spartan, accepting, accommodating, accommodative, admissive, agreeable, allowing, armed with patience, attentive, balmy, bland, bleeding, careless, charitable, clement, commiserative, compassionate, complaisant, condolent, consenting, considerate, delicate, disciplined, easy, easygoing, endurant, enduring, faint, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, generous, gentle, heedful, helpful, human, humane, impotent, imprecise, indifferent, indulgent, kind, kindly, lax, long-suffering, longanimous, loose, magnanimous, melting, merciful, mild, mindful, mindful of others, moderate, negligent, nonprohibitive, obliging, overindulgent, overpermissive, patient, patient as Job, permissive, permitting, persevering, philosophical, pitying, regardful, relaxed, remiss, ruthful, self-controlled, slack, slipshod, sloppy, smooth, soft, softhearted, solicitous, sparing, stoic, suffering, sympathetic, sympathizing, tactful, tender, tenderhearted, thoughtful, tolerant, tolerating, tolerative, understanding, unprohibitive, unrestrained, warmhearted, weak

Etymology
From leniens:, present participle of lenire: < lenis:.

Translations

 * Bosnian:
 * Chinese: 宽大 (kuān dà)
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , laxiste
 * German:


 * Indonesian: lunak
 * Italian:
 * Romanian: tolerant, tolerantă, indulgent, blând, îngăduitor
 * Russian:, , терпимый
 * Scottish Gaelic: