Lenient - English meaning

adjective

Well meaning and kindly.

Usage examples:

He was something of a benevolent despot

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Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

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Kind and helpful

Usage examples:

He was a benevolent old man and wouldn't hurt a fly.

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Relating to the assistance of those in need.

Usage examples:

He has spent £50,000 on charitable causes

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Showing or motivated by sympathy and generosity

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Kind and not judging people in a negative way

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They are known as a charitable people., she was involved in many charitable organizations., the dis…

adjective

(of weather) mild.

Usage examples:

It is a very clement day

adjective

Clement weather is pleasant or not severe

Usage examples:

It's very clement for the time of year.

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Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.

Usage examples:

I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds

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Feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, and wanting to help them

Usage examples:

The public's response to the crisis appeal was generous and compassionate., he was a wonderful list…

adjective

A reason, especially in law, to allow someone to do something out of sympathy for their suffering

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The question was whether the court should release him on compassionate grounds because of his health.

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Relaxed and not easily upset or worried

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An easy-going attitude/manner, a friendly, easy-going type of guy

adjective

Patient and restrained.

Usage examples:

He proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever i was impatient or angry

verb

Politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.

Usage examples:

He modestly forbears to include his own work

adjective

Patient and forgiving

Usage examples:

The minister praised what he called her "kind and forbearing nature".

adjective

Ready and willing to forgive.

Usage examples:

Taylor was in a forgiving mood

verb

Stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake.

Usage examples:

I'll never forgive david for the way he treated her

adjective

Willing to forgive

Usage examples:

She's very forgiving.

adjective

Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.

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A gentle, sensitive man

verb

Make or become gentle.

Usage examples:

Cobb's tone gentled a little

noun

A maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait.

Usage examples:

He put the gentle on the hook

adjective

Having or showing compassion or benevolence.

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Regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals

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Showing kindness, care, and sympathy toward others, esp. those who are suffering

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She felt it was more humane to kill the injured animal quickly than to let it suffer.

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Having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone.

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Indulgent parents

adjective

Allowing someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them

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Indulgent relatives, an indulgent smile, he had been a strict father but was indulgent to/towards h…

noun

A group of people or things having similar characteristics.

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All kinds of music

adjective

Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.

Usage examples:

She was a good, kind woman

Having a tender and considerate and helpful nature

adjective

(of a person) showing a lot of care and kindness for other people

adverb

In a kind manner.

Usage examples:

‘never mind,’ she said kindly

adjective

Kind, warm-hearted, or gentle.

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He was a quiet, kindly man

adjective

(of a person) having a character that is generous, helpful, and caring about other people

Usage examples:

A kindly man, they treated me kindly.

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Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.

Usage examples:

She should be magnanimous in victory

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Generous and kind, esp. toward a competitor or enemy

Usage examples:

The yankees’ manager was magnanimous in defeat, praising seattle for its fine play.

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Showing or exercising mercy.

Usage examples:

William did not believe in being merciful to those who fought against him

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Showing or giving forgiveness

adjective

Kind and forgiving

Usage examples:

Judges are sometimes more merciful than a jury.

adjective

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

Usage examples:

We walked at a moderate pace

noun

A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

Usage examples:

An unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates

verb

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

Usage examples:

I shall not moderate my criticism

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow for someone's misfortunes, often with an implication of disdain or mild contempt.

Usage examples:

He gave her a pitying look

verb

Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of.

Usage examples:

I could see from their faces that they pitied me

verb

Present participle of pity

Usage examples:

I pity anyone who's never been in love., he's deeply unhappy, and more to be pitied than criticized…

adjective

Moderate; economical.

Usage examples:

Physicians advised sparing use of the ointment

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

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Feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Usage examples:

She was sympathetic towards staff with family problems

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Showing, esp. by what you say, that you understand and care about someone’s problems or suffering

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He suffers from back trouble too, so he was sympathetic., we are sympathetic to that point of view …

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Showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with.

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We must be tolerant of others

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Having the ability to bear something unpleasant or annoying, or to keep going despite difficulties

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Some grasses are very tolerant of drought., working with young people helps me be a little more tol…