lenient

Questions about lenient

What does lenient mean?

lenient means "tolerant or lenient". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lenient?

lenient has 3 syllables: le-ni-ent. The stress falls on "le". In IPA it is /ˈliniənt/.

What is another word for lenient?

Close synonyms include indulgent, soft. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lenient a common word?

lenient is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.