ˈlent ə n, -ntən adjective
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English lenten, leinten, from Old English lengten, læncten, lencten of spring, Lenten, from lencten, lengten Lent, springtime — more at lent
1. : of or relating to Lent
2. : suitable to Lent : suggestive of fasting or abstinence : meager , somber , spare
a somewhat rigorous and Lenten manner in which to pass the happy festival of Easter — Elinor Wylie
3. : meatless
lenten soup