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leniency

English

  1. 🔊 lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
  2. 🔊 mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
  3. 🔊 a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
    “too much indulgence spoils a child”

Similar words

lenience indulgence lenience lenience mildness lenity abatement acceptance accommodatingness agreeableness allayment alleviation assuagement attentiveness benevolence blunting calming carelessness charitableness charity clemency commiseration compassion complaisance