lenten
a. கிறித்தவ சமயத்தாரின் நாற்பது நாள் நோன்புக்குரிய, நோன்புக்கு ஏற்ற.
Lent"en, n. Defn: Lent. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Lent"en, a. Etym: [From OE. lenten lent. See Lent, n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season. She quenched her fury at the flood. And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood. Dryden. 2. Spare, meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy. "Lenten entertainment." " Lenten answer." Shak. " Lenten suit." Beau. & Fl. Lenten color, black or violet. F. G. Lee.