lenient
adjective
[ ˈliːnɪənt ]
• (of a punishment or person in authority) more merciful or tolerant than expected.
• "in the view of the Court the sentence was too lenient"
Similar:
merciful,
clement,
sparing,
forgiving,
forbearing,
tolerant,
moderate,
charitable,
humane,
indulgent,
easy-going,
magnanimous,
sympathetic,
compassionate,
pitying,
kind,
kindly,
kind-hearted,
benevolent,
gentle,
liberal,
permissive,
soft,
soft-hearted,
• mild or soothing; emollient.
Origin:
mid 17th century (in lenient (sense 2)): from Latin lenient- ‘soothing’, from the verb lenire, from lenis ‘mild, gentle’.
