indulgent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/
Etymology
From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.
Meanings
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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
An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part I, London: Collins, →ISBN:Mr. Burns is similarly perfectly cast as a heartless capitalist willing to do anything for a quick buck, even if it means endangering the lives of those around him and Marge elegantly rounds out the main cast as a good, pure-hearted and overly indulgent woman who sees the big, good heart (literally and metaphorically) of a monstrous man-brute.
2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2012:to be indulgent to servants
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more indulgent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most indulgent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonindulgent · unindulgent · ultraindulgent · overindulgent · self-indulgent · superindulgent · indulgently · indulgential
Relateds
indulge · indulger · indulgement · indulgency · indulgence · indulgiate
Synonyms
pliant · open-minded · tolerant · latitudinarian · docile · governable · permissive · permissive · sufferable · manageable · soft · remissful · indulgent · rulable · amenable · gentle · safe · lenient · meek · controllable · easygoing · yielding · soft-handed · loose-handed · permissible · clement · avuncular · biddable · forbearing · lenient · tractable · compliant · complaisant · maniable · laissez faire · catholic · lenient · forbearing · forbearing · tolerant · passive · permissible · broad-minded · liberal · relaxed · lax · indulgent · open-handed · indulgent
Translations (48)
mr कोडकौतुक करणारा (adjective) · bg отстъпчив (adjective) · hu elnéző (adjective) · es indulgente (adjective) · hu engedékeny (adjective) · fi suopea (adjective) · ro indulgent (adjective) · fi myöntyväinen (adjective) · de mild (adjective) · io indulgema (adjective) · mr सौम्य (adjective) · be паблажлівы (adjective) · de sich verwöhnend (adjective) · mr निरत असणारा (adjective) · bg снизходителен (adjective) · de nachgiebig (adjective) · ru потака́ющий (adjective) · pt indulgente (adjective) · ca indulgent (adjective) · sv tillåtande (adjective) · nl toegeeflijk (adjective) · sv svag (adjective) · sv överseende (adjective) · cs benevolentní (adjective) · mr क्षमावान (adjective) · de gutmütig (adjective) · mk сни́сходлив (adjective) · la indulgens (adjective) · fr indulgent (adjective) · de sich etwas gönnend (adjective) · fi lempeä (adjective) · fi hyväntahtoinen (adjective) · mr सुखलोलुप (adjective) · ru снисходи́тельный (adjective) · tr uysal (adjective) · fi anteeksiantavainen (adjective) · cs shovívavý (adjective) · de nachsichtig (adjective) · sv eftergiven (adjective) · de verwöhnen wollend (adjective) · hu vajszívű (adjective) · mr स्वसुखलोलुप (adjective) · be патураючы (adjective) · es anuente (adjective) · de ausgelassen (adjective) · de zu verwöhnen tendierend (adjective) · mk по́пустлив (adjective) · de duldsam (adjective)