Hyphenation of lenient

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word lenient? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

le-nient

Definitions of lenient:

1.
Tolerant or lenient
Indulgent parents risk spoiling their children Too soft on the children They are soft on crime
2.
Not strict
An easy teacher Easy standards Lenient rules An easy penalty
3.
Characterized by tolerance and mercy

Synonyms of lenient:

adj indulgent, lax, soft, permissive
adj easy, undemanding
adj clement

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