mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
noun
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
“too much indulgence spoils a child”
noun
lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Word Forms
lenient
adjective
tolerant or lenient
indulgent
adjective
tolerant or lenient
indulge
verb
yield (to); give satisfaction to
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nachsicht
Barmherzigkeit als Folge von Nachsicht oder Toleranz
🇫🇷French
clémence
la miséricorde en raison du fait d'être indulgent ou tolérant
🇪🇸Spanish
lenidad
Misericordia como consecuencia de ser indulgente o tolerante.
🇮🇹Italian
clemenza
misericordia come conseguenza dell’essere indulgente o tollerante
🇳🇱Dutch
clementie
barmhartigheid als gevolg van mildheid of verdraagzaamheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
clemência
misericórdia como consequência de ser leniente ou tolerante
🇷🇺Russian
снисходительность
милосердие как следствие снисходительности или терпимости
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उदारता
उदार या सहनशील होने के परिणामस्वरूप दयालुता
🇧🇩Bengali
নম্রতা
নম্র বা সহনশীল হওয়ার ফলস্বরূপ করুণাময়তা
🇮🇳Tamil
மென்மை
தயவு அல்லது சகிப்புத்தன்மையின் விளைவாக கருணை
🇮🇳Telugu
సౌమ్యత
కరుణ లేదా సహనం యొక్క పర్యవసానంగా
🇮🇳Marathi
नम्रता
दयाळू किंवा सहनशील असण्याचा परिणाम म्हणून दयाळूपणा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉદારતા
ઉદાર અથવા સહનશીલ હોવાના પરિણામે દયાળુતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೃದುತ್ವ
ಮೃದುತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಹಿಷ್ಣುತೆಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಕರುಣೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സൗമ്യത
കരുണയോ സഹിഷ്ണുതയോ ഉള്ളതിൻ്റെ അനന്തരഫലമായി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਰਮੀ
ਉਦਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਇਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
نرمی
نرمی یا روادار ہونے کے نتیجے میں رحمدلی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
宽大
仁慈是宽大或宽容的结果
🇯🇵Japanese
寛大さ
寛大または寛容であることの結果としての慈悲深さ
🇰🇷Korean
관대함
관대함이나 관용의 결과로 나타나는 자비심
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khoan dung
lòng thương xót là kết quả của việc khoan dung hoặc khoan dung
🇹🇭Thai
ความผ่อนปรน
ความเมตตาอันเป็นผลจากการผ่อนปรนหรืออดทน
🇮🇩Indonesian
kelonggaran
belas kasihan sebagai konsekuensi dari bersikap lunak atau toleran
🇵🇭Filipino
kaluwagan
pagkamaawain bilang resulta ng pagiging maluwag o mapagparaya
🇲🇾Malay
kelonggaran
belas kasihan sebagai akibat daripada bersikap lemah lembut atau bertolak ansur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التساهل
الرحمة نتيجة التساهل أو التسامح
🇮🇷Persian
نرمش
مهربانی در نتیجه نرمش یا مدارا بودن
🇹🇷Turkish
hoşgörü
hoşgörülü veya hoşgörülü olmanın bir sonucu olarak merhamet
🇮🇱Hebrew
יָד רָכָּה
רחמים כתוצאה מהיותם רחמים או סובלניים
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What is the primary definition of the word 'leniency'?
The primary meaning of 'leniency' is 'mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'leniency' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'leniency' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'leniency' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'leniency' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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