LENIENCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does lenience mean?
• LENIENCE (noun)
The noun LENIENCE has 3 senses:
1. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
2. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
3. lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Familiarity information: LENIENCE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• LENIENCE (noun)
Meaning:
Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
lenience; leniency; lenity; mildness
Hypernyms ("lenience" is a kind of...):
mercifulness; mercy (a disposition to be kind and forgiving)
Meaning:
A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
indulgence; lenience; leniency
Context example:
too much indulgence spoils a child
Hypernyms ("lenience" is a kind of...):
permissiveness; tolerance (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lenience"):
softness (a disposition to be lenient in judging others)
Meaning:
Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lenience; leniency
Hypernyms ("lenience" is a kind of...):
tolerance (the act of tolerating something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lenience"):
clemency; mercifulness; mercy (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice)
