different between lenient vs daring

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)

1. 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)

1. (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

1. third-person plural future active indicative of l?ni?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?????/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?????/, /?d????/
• Rhymes: -??r??
• Homophone: derring (in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)

Verb

daring

1. present participle of dare

Adjective

daring (comparative more daring, superlative most daring)

1. Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
2. Courageous or showing bravery; doughty.
   • c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II scene i^[2]:

     […] By this scimitar,

     That slew the Sophy and a Persian prince

     That won three fields of Sultan Solyman,

     I would outstare the sternest eyes that look,

     Outbrave the heart most daring on earth,

     Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear,

     Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey,

     To win thee, lady. […]

3. Racy; sexually provocative.
   • 2013, Randy Rawls, Best Defense (page 59)

     Just what I wanted, seeing my mom in a daring bikini—or worse yet, my being in one. I had the perfect drawer I could bury it in.

Synonyms

• (adventurous): audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome
• (courageous): See Thesaurus:brave

Derived terms

• daringly
• daringness
• outdaring

Related terms

• daredevil
• dareful
• darer
• daresay

Translations

Noun

daring (usually uncountable, plural darings)

1. Boldness.

Synonyms

• boldness; see also Thesaurus:courage

Translations

Anagrams

• Dargin, Gardin, drag in, gradin, radgin

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dar??/
• Hyphenation: da?ring

Etymology 1

Blend of dalam (“on”) +? jaringan (“network”).

Adjective

daring

1. (computing) online
   • 2019, Wayan Pageyasa & Nur Ihsan HL., Kekerasan Bahasa Di Media Daring Nasional, Deepublish Publisher, page 9.

Noun

daring (first-person possessive daringku, second-person possessive daringmu, third-person possessive daringnya)

1. (computing) online

Synonyms

• dalam jaringan

Antonyms

• luar jaringan, luring

Etymology 2

Clipping of kelas daring (“online class”).

Noun

daring

1. (colloquial) online class

Further reading

• “daring” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Karao

Noun

daring

1. small fish