Indulgent
/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 being favorably inclined wordnet
- 2 characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone wordnet
- 3 tolerant or lenient wordnet
Example
More examples"I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog."
Etymology
From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.