Synonyms for lent
lɛntlent

Princeton's WordNet

1. Lent, Lententidenoun

   a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

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1. lentnoun

   Synonyms:
   quadragesima

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1. List of paraphrases for "lent":

   loaned, provided, slow

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1. David Guas:

   King cake is to Mardi Gras as pumpkin pie is to Thanksgiving — without it, the holiday just would not be the same ! Every table in every home, office, cafeteria and lounge will be graced by a king cake at some point between Twelfth Night on Jan. 6, and Fat Tuesday, when Lent begins.

2. Marcel Proust:

   The paradoxes of today are the prejudices of tomorrow, since the most benighted and the most deplorable prejudices have had their moment of novelty when fashion lent them its fragile grace.

3. James Park:

   They have lent money against the assets and they have fewer assets now, so the creditworthiness of the company is certainly in question, i would be very surprised if the case is dismissed.

4. Paola Sergi:

   It's almost like a fasting, like a Lent fasting -- you're not supposed to eat any meat.

5. Belgian Proverb:

   Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you.