LE'NIENT, a. [L. leniens, from lenio, lenis, soft, mild. 1. Softening; mitigating; assuasive.Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand, yet tames not this.Sometimes with of; as lenient of grief.2. Laxative; emollient.Oils relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic.LE'NIENT, n. That which softens or assuages; an emollient.
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