lenience
English Thesaurus
1. lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers (noun.act)
hypernym | : | tolerance, |
definition | : | the act of tolerating something (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | clemency, mercifulness, mercy, |
definition | : | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (noun.act) |
2. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | permissiveness, tolerance, |
definition | : | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | softness, |
definition | : | a disposition to be lenient in judging others (noun.attribute) |
3. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | mercifulness, mercy, |
definition | : | a disposition to be kind and forgiving (noun.attribute) |
4. lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers (noun.act)
derivation | : | lenient, |
definition | : | not strict (adj.all) |
5. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | lenient, |
definition | : | not strict (adj.all) |
derivation | : | indulgent, |
definition | : | characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone (adj.all) |
6. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | lenient, |
definition | : | characterized by tolerance and mercy (adj.all) |
7. lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers (noun.act)
derivation | : | lenient, |
definition | : | not strict (adj.all) |
8. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | lenient, |
definition | : | not strict (adj.all) |
derivation | : | indulgent, |
definition | : | characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone (adj.all) |
9. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | lenient, |
definition | : | characterized by tolerance and mercy (adj.all) |
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