adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   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;

   "an indulgent parent"

Adjective

1. 1
   being favorably inclined wordnet
2. 2
   characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone wordnet
3. 3
   tolerant or lenient wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

forbearingintemperatelenientoverindulgentpamperingpermissive

Antonyms

All antonyms

nonindulgent

Example

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"I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog."

Etymology

From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.

Related phrases

self-indulgent

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