leniency

leniency is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.
2. noun. lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers

   Synonyms: lenience

3. noun. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

   "too much indulgence spoils a child"

   Synonyms: indulgence, lenience

4. noun. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

   Synonyms: lenience, lenity, mildness

Synonyms

lenience, indulgence, lenity, mildness

Common word forms

leniencies

Words from these letters

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