| NOUN | attribute | leniency, lenience, mildness, lenity | mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant |
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| attribute | leniency, indulgence, lenience | a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone | |
| act | leniency, lenience | lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers |
| Sounds | liy'nyahnsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant. | |
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| Synonyms | lenience, mildness, lenity | |
| Broader | mercifulness, mercy | A disposition to be kind and forgiving |
| Spanish | indulgencia, lenidad | |
| Catalan | indulgència, lenitat | |
| Adjectives | lenient | characterized by tolerance and mercy |
| Meaning | A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone. | |
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| Synonyms | indulgence, lenience | |
| Narrower | softness | A disposition to be lenient in judging / judging others |
| Broader | permissiveness, tolerance | A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
| Spanish | indulgencia | |
| Adjectives | lenient | tolerant or lenient |
| Meaning | Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers. | |
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| Synonym | lenience | |
| Narrower | clemency, mercifulness, mercy | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
| Broader | tolerance | The act of tolerating something |
| Spanish | benevolencia, indulgencia, lenidad | |
| Catalan | indulgència, lenitat | |
| Adjectives | lenient | not strict |
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