LENTEN

lenten

(adjective) of or relating to or suitable for Lent; “lenten food”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

Lenten (comparative more Lenten, superlative most Lenten)

Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent.

Appropriate to Lent; meagre, sombre.

Source: Wiktionary

Lent"en, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition