len- root words — words with the len- root

The root len- comes from Latin lenis, meaning soft, gentle. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including lenient, leniency, leniently, lenience, lenis, lenities, lenitive, lenity. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the len- root

Explore words with len- — words containing the len- root and sharing its sense of "soft, gentle". Examples include lenient, leniency, leniently, lenience, lenis, lenities, lenitive, lenity. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does len- mean?

The len- root means soft, gentle, from Latin lenis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.