Defn: The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency; — opposed to severity and rigor. His exceeding lenity disposes us to be somewhat too severe. Macaulay.
Syn. — Gentleness; kindness; tenderness; softness; humanity; clemency; mercy.
LENNI-LENAPE
Len`ni-Len*a"pe, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees, and several other tribes.
LENO
Le"no, n. Etym: [Cf. It. leno weak, flexible.]
Defn: A light open cotton fabric used for window curtains.
LENOCINANT Le*noc"i*nant, a. Etym: [L. lenocinans, p. pr. of lenocinari to pander, cajole; akin to leno pimp.]
Defn: Given to lewdness. [Obs.]
LENS Lens, n.; pl. Lenses (-êz). Etym: [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.)
Defn: A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure. Lenses