The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lenience — I noun acceptance, benevolence, charity, clemency, compassion, condonation, consideration, disposition to mercy, endurance, favor, flexibility, forbearance, forgiveness, forgivingness, freedom from vindictiveness, generousness, gentleness, grace … Law dictionary
lenience — 1796, from LENIENT (Cf. lenient) + ENCE (Cf. ence) … Etymology dictionary
lenience — noun a) Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time. b) A leniency: a specific act or instance of leniency … Wiktionary
lenience — leniency UK [ˈliːnɪənsɪ] / US [ˈlɪnɪənsɪ] or lenience UK [ˈliːnɪəns] / US [ˈlɪnɪəns] noun [uncountable] a punishment that is not as severe as it could be … English dictionary
lenience — lenient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ merciful or tolerant. DERIVATIVES lenience noun leniency noun leniently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin lenire soothe , from lenis mild, gentle … English terms dictionary
lenience — noun Date: 1796 leniency … New Collegiate Dictionary
lenience — le·ni·ence (lēʹnē əns, lēnʹyəns) n. Leniency. * * * … Universalium
lenience — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others: charily, clemency, grace, leniency, lenity, mercifulness, mercy. See FORGIVENESS. 2. Forbearing or lenient treatment: charitableness,… … English dictionary for students
lenience — n. laxness, looseness, permissiveness, lack of strictness … English contemporary dictionary
lenience — n.; (also leniency) Clemency, mildness, lenity, mercy, tenderness, gentleness, forbearance … New dictionary of synonyms
