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lenient

adj
/ˈliːni.ənt/

Etymology

From Middle French lénient, from Latin lēniēns, present participle of lēnīre (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).

  1. derived from lēniēns
  2. derived from lénient

Definitions

  1. Lax

    Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.

    • The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.

  2. A lenitive

    A lenitive; an emollient.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at lenient. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at lenient. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at lenient

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA