Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leniently

/lˈinjəntli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: le-nient-ly
IPA: /lˈinjəntli/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a lenient manner.

Example Sentences

"With Assyria in full control of the Levantine littoral, Philistia, which was vital to Assyrian political and commercial aspirations, was treated leniently and was awarded “favored nation” status."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lenient Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English leniently From lenient + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more leniently (comparative) most leniently (superlative)

Derived Forms

unleniently

Synonyms

laxly

Rhymes With

conveniently

Questions

How do you pronounce leniently?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈinjəntli/.
What does leniently mean?: In a lenient manner.
Where does leniently come from?: Etymology tree English lenient Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English leniently From lenient + -ly.

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