LENIENT 寬容
SYMPATHETIC so as NOT TO BE SEVERE.
Antonym
- SEVERESERIOUS AND NOT TENDING to PARDON.
See also
- TOLERANCEENDURE OTHERS' ACTS BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE a RIGHT OR a NATURAL TENDENCY to ACT:perform them.
Hypernym
- SYMPATHY SOCIAL-EMOTION IN THE FORM OF DESIRE to HELP someone who is SUFFERING what is not JUST, OR who is IN DISTRESS. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
- DESIRE GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED. (anc: 12/0, child: 11)
- FEELING NATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND. (anc: 11/0, child: 17)
Other Hypernyms
- SYMPATHYnew-37c29a4b-9d53-45c9-829a-4b9d5305c95b SOCIAL-EMOTION IN THE FORM OF DESIRE to HELP someone who is SUFFERING what is not JUST, OR who is IN DISTRESS. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
- SOCIAL EMOTION FEELING ENACTED IN RELATION TO OTHER HUMANS. (anc: 12/0, child: 6)
- FEELING NATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND. (anc: 11/0, child: 17)
MANSUETUDO
Words (4 items)
惠 huì OC: ɢʷiids MC: ɦei 8 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nabpsychdisposition to punish lightly or to forgive easily
- vadNlenient
- vibe lenient
- vtoNbe lenient with
縱 zōng OC: tsoŋ MC: tsi̯oŋ 4 Attributions
Zòng 縱, literally "let go; let off" focusses on the freedom which the forgivee obtains by being forgiven.
- Syntactic words
- vibe lax in the administration of justice, be irresponsibly lenientCH
- vtoNforgive; let off lightly
寬 kuān OC: khoon MC: khʷɑn 2 Attributions
- Word relations
- Ant: 猛/VIOLENT
The current general word for violence in action and in disposition is měng 猛 (ant. nuò 懦 "weakish, pusillanimous") which refers quite generally to a disposition for incisive action and violent reaction without strong positive or negative overtones. - Oppos: 栗/STERN
- Syntactic words
- nabactleniency
- vadNlenient
- vibe lenient and tolerantCH
寬惠 kuān huì MC: khwan hwejH OC: khoon ɢʷiids 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPabactlenient approachLZ