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| charitable |
unwilling to judge others harshly; lenient; merciful. [1/3 definitions] |
| clement |
inclined to be merciful or forgiving; lenient. [1/2 definitions] |
| easy |
not harsh or severe; lenient. [1/7 definitions] |
| easygoing |
not demanding or strict; lenient. [1/2 definitions] |
| lax |
not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient. [1/3 definitions] |
| lenience |
the tendency or disposition to be lenient. |
| leniency |
the quality or state of being lenient. [2 definitions] |
| lenity |
the condition or quality of being lenient, mild, or merciful. |
| make allowance (or allowances) for |
to be lenient toward (someone) due to knowing and understanding why a certain behavior has occurred; excuse; pardon. [1/2 definitions] |
| mercy |
compassionate or lenient treatment of someone over whom one has some power, as through the administration of justice. [1/4 definitions] |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. [1/2 definitions] |
| relent |
to become milder, more sympathetic, or more lenient. [1/2 definitions] |
| soft |
not strict; lenient. [1/12 definitions] |
| soft-boiled |
(informal) lenient, soft-hearted, or sentimental. (Cf. hard-boiled.) [1/2 definitions] |
| sparing |
lenient, merciful, or forbearing. [1/3 definitions] |
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