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lenience

NOUN
grace
Synonyms
STRONG
benefaction beneficence benevolence charity clemency compassion compassionateness favor forbearance generosity goodness indulgence kindliness kindness leniency lenity love mercifulness mercy pardon quarter reprieve responsiveness tenderness
WEAK
caritas good will
Antonyms
STRONG
animosity cruelty disfavor harshness hatred ill will malevolence meanness mercilessness selfishness unkindness
NOUN
tolerance
Synonyms
STRONG
altruism benevolence broad-mindedness charitableness charity clemency compassion concession endurance forbearance freedom grace humanity indulgence kindness leniency lenity liberalism liberality liberalness license magnanimity mercifulness mercy patience permission permissiveness sensitivity sufferance sympathy toleration understanding
WEAK
good will
Antonyms
STRONG
cruelty denial disagreement harshness indifference intolerance malevolence meanness mercilessness prohibition refusal selfishness unkindness

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Lenience, a guard who survived a recent hijacking, says "as a human being I'm scared" and that he prays each morning to survive the day.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

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