leniente
Portuguese, adjective/le.niˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
leniente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “lenient; tolerant; permissive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tolerante; em que há tolerância, condescendência”.
What does leniente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelenient; tolerant; permissive
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. tolerante; em que há tolerância, condescendência 2. suave; que contém ou demonstra lenidade, suavidade 3. que acalma
noun: 1. aquilo que suaviza, alivia ou acalma
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of leniente
- lenientes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leniente?
- Brazil /le.niˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /leˈnjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /lɨˈnjẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leniente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leniente in Portuguese?
leniente appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).