leniency

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)

derivation	:	indulgent, lenient, soft,
definition	:	tolerant or lenient (adj.all)

5. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	gratify, indulge, pander,
definition	:	yield (to); give satisfaction to (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	lenient,
definition	:	not strict (adj.all)

derivation	:	indulgent,
definition	:	characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone (adj.all)

derivation	:	indulgent, lenient, soft,
definition	:	tolerant or lenient (adj.all)

6. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	lenient,
definition	:	characterized by tolerance and mercy (adj.all)

derivation	:	indulgent, lenient, soft,
definition	:	tolerant or lenient (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)

derivation	:	indulgent, lenient, soft,
definition	:	tolerant or lenient (adj.all)

8. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	gratify, indulge, pander,
definition	:	yield (to); give satisfaction to (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	lenient,
definition	:	not strict (adj.all)

derivation	:	indulgent,
definition	:	characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone (adj.all)

derivation	:	indulgent, lenient, soft,
definition	:	tolerant or lenient (adj.all)

9. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	lenient,
definition	:	characterized by tolerance and mercy (adj.all)

derivation	:	indulgent, lenient, soft,
definition	:	tolerant or lenient (adj.all)