Lenten /ˈlɛntən/ adjective2 •Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent.And perhaps it was the same politick drift that the Divell whipt St. Jerom in a lenten dream, for reading Cicero […]. — 1644 •Appropriate to Lent; meagre, sombre.To thinke, my Lord, if you delight not in Man, what Lenton entertainment the Players shall receiue from you […]. — 1599 formsmore Lenten · most Lenten