Webster's Dictionary 1913

1432

Lenient

Le″ni‐ent (lē″nĭ‐ent or lēn″yent), a. [L. leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft, mild. Cf. Lithe.]1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; — sometimes...

1433

Lenient (2)

Le″ni‐ent, n.(Med.) A lenitive; an emollient.

1434

Leniently

Le″ni‐ent‐ly, adv. In a lenient manner.

1435

Lenify

Len″i‐fy (lĕn″ĭ‐fī), v. t. [L. lenis soft, mild + -fy: cf. F. lénifier.] To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. Bacon.Dryden.

1436

Leniment

Len″i‐ment (–ment), n. [L. lenimentum: cf. OF. leniment. See Lenient.] An assuasive.

1437

Lenitive

Len″i‐tive (–tĭv), a. [Cf. F. lénitif. See Lenient.] Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.

1438

Lenitive (2)

Len″i‐tive, n. [Cf. F. lénitif.] 1. (Med.) (a) A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants. (b) A mild purgative; a ...

1439

Lenitiveness

Len″i‐tive‐ness, n. The quality of being lenitive.

1440

Lenitude

Len″i‐tude (–tūd), n. [L. lenitudo.] The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity. Blount.

1441

Lenity

Len″i‐ty (–ty̆), n. [L. lenitas, fr. lenis soft, mild: cf. OF. lenité. See Lenient.] The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of trea...

1442

Lenni-Lenape

Len′ni–Len‐a″pe (lĕn′nĭ–lĕn‐ä″pā̍), n. pl.(Ethnol.) A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut to ...

1443

Leno

Le″no (lē″nō̍), n. [Cf. It. leno weak, flexible.] A light open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

1444

Lenocinant

Le‐noc″i‐nant (lē̍‐nŏs″ĭ‐nant), a. [L. lenocinans, p. pr. of lenocinari to pander, cajole; akin to leno pimp.] Given to lewdness.

1445

Lens

Lens (lĕnz), n.; pl.Lenses (–ĕz). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. Lentil.] (Opt.) A piece of glass...

1446

Lent

Lent (lĕnt), imp. & p. p. of Lend.

1447

Lent (2)

Lent, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten, lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz, G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at this se...

1448

Lent (3)

Lent, a. [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F. lent. See Lenient.] 1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. B. Jonson.2. (Mus.) See Lento.

1449

Lentamente

‖Len′ta‐men″te (lā̍n′tȧ‐mā̍n″tā̍; E. lĕn′tȧ‐mĕn″tē̍), adv.(Mus.) Slowly; in slow time.

1450

Lentando

‖Len‐tan″do (lā̍n‐tän″dō̍; E. lĕn‐tăn″dō̍), a. [It., p. pr. of lentare to make slow. See Lent, a.] (Mus.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.

1451

Lenten

Lent″en (lĕnt″'n), n. Lent. Piers Plowman.

1452

Lenten (2)

Lent″en, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See Lent, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season.She quenched her fury at the f...

1453

Lententide

Lent″en‐tide′ (–tīd′), n. The season of Lenten or Lent.

1454

Lenticel

Len″ti‐cel (lĕn″tĭ‐sĕl), n. [F. lenticelle, dim. fr. L. lens, lentis, a lentil. Cf. Lentil.] (Bot.) (a) One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant,...

1455

Lenticellate

Len′ti‐cel″late (lĕn′tĭ‐sĕl″lā̍t), a.(Bot.) Producing lenticels; dotted with lenticels.

1456

Lenticelle

Len′ti‐celle″ (lĕn′tĭ‐sĕl″), n.(Bot.) Lenticel.

1457

Lenticula

‖Len‐tic″u‐la (lĕn‐tĭk″ū̍‐lȧ), n.; pl. E. Lenticulas (–lȧz), L. Lenticulæ (–lē). [L. See Lenticel.] 1. (Med.) A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.2. (Opt.) A lens...

1458

Lenticular

Len‐tic″u‐lar (–lẽr), a. [L. lenticularis: cf. F. lenticulaire. See Lenticel.] Resembling a lentil in size or form; having the form of a double-convex lens.