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"form": "lenient",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "more lenient",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most lenient",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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],
"hyphenation": "le‧nient",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "strict"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's not in jail because a lenient judge allowed him to get out."
},
{
"text": "People believe athletes need more lenient treatment from teachers because they are not intelligent enough."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you are lenient, you give light punishments or ask for only a low level of results"
],
"id": "simple-lenient-en-adj-6QRme0KF",
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "kind"
},
{
"word": "light"
},
{
"word": "soft"
},
{
"word": "moderate"
},
{
"word": "mild"
},
{
"word": "humane"
},
{
"word": "forgiving"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈliːniənt/"
},
{
"sampa": "/\"li:ni@nt/"
}
],
"word": "lenient"
}
{
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"form": "lenient",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more lenient",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most lenient",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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"hyphenation": "le‧nient",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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{
"word": "strict"
}
],
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{
"text": "He's not in jail because a lenient judge allowed him to get out."
},
{
"text": "People believe athletes need more lenient treatment from teachers because they are not intelligent enough."
}
],
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"If you are lenient, you give light punishments or ask for only a low level of results"
],
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{
"word": "kind"
},
{
"word": "light"
},
{
"word": "soft"
},
{
"word": "moderate"
},
{
"word": "mild"
},
{
"word": "humane"
},
{
"word": "forgiving"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈliːniənt/"
},
{
"sampa": "/\"li:ni@nt/"
}
],
"word": "lenient"
}
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