"lene" meaning in Italian

See lene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɛ.ne/ Forms: leni [plural], leno [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛne Etymology: Latinization of earlier leno, from Latin lēnis. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|lēnis}} Latin lēnis Head templates: {{it-adj}} lene m or f by sense (plural leni), {{tlb|it|literary}} (literary)
  1. mild, gentle, soft Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, literary, masculine Synonyms: delicato, lieve, mite, soave
    Sense id: en-lene-it-adj-WlD~y9f7 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 42 5 36 17
  2. (poetic) smooth Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, literary, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-lene-it-adj-wPF3nBbS
  3. (phonetics) lenis Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-lene-it-adj-uaTGFTpu Categories (other): Phonetics, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 42 5 36 17 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: allenare, lenemente Related terms: lenire, lenità
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈle.ne/, /ˈlɛ.ne/
Rhymes: -ene, -ɛne Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f-p}} lene f pl
  1. plural of lena Tags: feminine, form-of, literary, plural Form of: lena
    Sense id: en-lene-it-noun-XHCPwAcw Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 42 5 36 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "Latinization of earlier leno, from Latin lēnis.",
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    {
      "form": "leni",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leno",
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "lè‧ne"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "lè‧ne"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lenire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lenità"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aspro"
        },
        {
          "word": "brusco"
        },
        {
          "word": "forte"
        },
        {
          "word": "greve"
        },
        {
          "word": "pesante"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "mild, gentle, soft"
      ],
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          "mild",
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        ],
        [
          "gentle",
          "gentle"
        ],
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "delicato"
        },
        {
          "word": "lieve"
        },
        {
          "word": "mite"
        },
        {
          "word": "soave"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "smooth"
      ],
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          "smooth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) smooth"
      ],
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        },
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      ],
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        "lenis"
      ],
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        "phonetics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.ne/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛne"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lene"
}

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        "lé",
        "ne"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
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        "ne"
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        "plural of lena"
      ],
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          "lena#Italian"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.ne/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ene"
    },
    {
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    }
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      "word": "allenare"
    },
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      "word": "lenemente"
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    }
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        {
          "word": "aspro"
        },
        {
          "word": "brusco"
        },
        {
          "word": "forte"
        },
        {
          "word": "greve"
        },
        {
          "word": "pesante"
        }
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      ],
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          "mild",
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          "gentle",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "delicato"
        },
        {
          "word": "lieve"
        },
        {
          "word": "mite"
        },
        {
          "word": "soave"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "(poetic) smooth"
      ],
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      ],
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          "lenis"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.ne/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛne"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lene"
}

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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈle.ne/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.ne/"
    },
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