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



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