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lenience

/ lenience /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Type of:
tolerance
Kinds of:
clemency mercifulness mercy
noun Sense 2
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
Type of:
mercifulness mercy
noun Sense 3
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
"too much indulgence spoils a child"
Type of:
permissiveness tolerance
Kinds of:
softness
Derived:
gratify pander indulge
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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tolerance clemency mercifulness mercy permissiveness softness