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lenient
English
Etymology
From Middle French lénient, from Latin l?niens, present participle of l?n?re (“to soften, soothe”), from l?nis (“soft”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?li?ni.?nt/
Adjective
lenient (comparative more lenient, superlative most lenient)
- Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation
- The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII
- But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master; I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp look-out. It had formerly been my endeavour to study all sides of his character; to take the bad with the good; and from the just weighing of both, to form an equitable judgment. Now I saw no bad.
Synonyms
- lax, permissive
Antonyms
- strict
- severe
- stringent
- unlenient
Related terms
- lenience
- leniency
- lenity
Derived terms
- leniently
- unlenient
Translations
Noun
lenient (plural lenients)
- (medicine) A lenitive; an emollient.
Further reading
- lenient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- lenient in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- lenient at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Verb
l?nient
- third-person plural future active indicative of l?ni?
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authoritarian
English
Etymology
Circa 1880 authority +? -arian
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?????r??t??r??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /????r??t?ri?n/, /????r??t?ri?n/, /????r??t?ri?n/, /????r??t?ri?n/
Adjective
authoritarian (comparative more authoritarian, superlative most authoritarian)
- Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
- Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
- Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
Synonyms
- (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority): illiberal, oppressive
- (tending to impose one's demands): arrogant, commanding, haughty, imperious
- See also Thesaurus:bossy
Antonyms
- (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority): liberal
- (tending to impose one's demands): servile, humble, modest
Derived terms
- antiauthoritarian
- authoritarianism
- authoritarianity
- authoritarianly
- authoritarianness
Translations
Noun
authoritarian (plural authoritarians)
- One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
- The dictator was an authoritarian.
- One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
- 2006, Robert Altemeyer, The Authoritarians
Translations
References
- authoritarian at OneLook Dictionary Search
- authoritarian in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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