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Adjective: lenient  lee-nee-unt
  1. Tolerant or lenient
    "lenient parents risk spoiling their children"
    - indulgent, soft
     
  2. Not strict
    "lenient rules"
     
  3. Characterized by tolerance and mercy

See also: clement, lenience, leniency, leniently, permissive, undemanding

Encyclopedia: Lenient