Adjective lenient has 3 senses
  1. indulgent, lax, lenient, soft - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"
    Antonym: unpermissive (indirect, via permissive)
  2. easy, lenient - not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"
    Antonym: demanding (indirect, via undemanding)
  3. lenient - characterized by tolerance and mercy
    Antonym:
    inclement (indirect, via clement)
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