indulgent

[ in-duhl-juhnt ]

/ ɪnˈdʌl dʒənt /

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adjective

characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.

Origin of indulgent

1500–10; < Latin indulgent- (stem of indulgēns), present participle of indulgēre to indulge; see -ent

SYNONYMS FOR indulgent

forbearing, easygoing, tolerant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM indulgent

in·dul·gent·ly, adverb non·in·dul·gent, adjective non·in·dul·gent·ly, adverb pre·in·dul·gent, adjective

su·per·in·dul·gent, adjective su·per·in·dul·gent·ly, adverb un·in·dul·gent, adjective un·in·dul·gent·ly, adverb

Words nearby indulgent

inductothermy, indue, indulge, indulgence, indulgency, indulgent, induline, indult, indumentum, induna, induplicate

Example sentences from the Web for indulgent

Both followed wars; people were tired of idealism and self-sacrifice and were determined to enjoy a self- indulgent materialism.

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Then, after their brief, indulgent stare, the two of them took off down the street, clearly unimpressed.

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Only rich kids with indulgent parents and poor kids with after-school jobs had their own cars.

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I do the 80 percent healthy, 20 percent indulgent rule, and I feel that really works for me.

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In hindsight, Obama's 2008 campaign looks like an indulgent fantasy in which the major conflicts in life simply don't exist.

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Such were the elements Mr. Barton was preparing to appear before an indulgent public in two days' time.

Bluebell |Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
“The expression was yours,” he said, with an indulgent smile.

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She loved him, veiling the depth in her vagueness, her aloofness, her indulgent irony.

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But human nature is not so indulgent, and the Khille rather bore them a grudge.

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Monsieur Urbain de la Marinire was always amiable and indulgent.

Angelot |Eleanor Price

British Dictionary definitions for indulgent

indulgent

/ (ɪnˈdʌldʒənt) /

adjective

showing or characterized by indulgence

Derived forms of indulgent

indulgently, adverb

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