INDULGENT

indulgent

(adjective) being favorably inclined; “an indulgent attitude”

indulgent

(adjective) characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone; “indulgent grandparents”

indulgent, lenient, soft

(adjective) tolerant or lenient; “indulgent parents risk spoiling their children”; “too soft on the children”; “they are soft on crime”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

indulgent (comparative more indulgent, superlative most indulgent)

Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc, or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;

Synonyms

• forbearing

• gentle

• lenient

• tolerant

Source: Wiktionary


In*dul"gent, a. Etym: [L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See Indulge.]

Definition: Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent. Shak. The indulgent censure of posterity. Waller. The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins