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in·dul·gent

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–adjective

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

[Origin: 1500–10; < L indulgent- (s. of indulgéns), prp. of indulgére to indulge; see -ent

]

—Related forms

in·dul·gent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms forbearing, easygoing, tolerant.

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adj. Showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence; lenient.

in·dul'gent·ly adv.

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indulgent
adjective
1.	characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents" [ant: nonindulgent]
2.	tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
3.	being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"

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inˈdulgent adjective

willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent)
Example: an indulgent parent

Arabic:	مُتَساهِل، مُتَسامِح
Chinese (Simplified):	纵容的
Chinese (Traditional):	縱容的
Czech:	shovívavý
Danish:	overbærende; eftergivende
Dutch:	toegeeflijk
Estonian:	järeleandlik, leplik
Finnish:	salliva
French:	indulgent
German:	nachsichtig
Greek:	επιεικής, μαλακός
Hungarian:	elnéző
Icelandic:	eftirlátur
Indonesian:	suka memanjakan
Italian:	indulgente

Japanese:	甘い
Korean:	멋대로 하게 하는
Latvian:	iecietīgs
Lithuanian:	nuolaidžiaujantis, atlaidus
Norwegian:	overbærende, ettergivende, svak
Polish:	pobłażliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	indulgente
Portuguese (Portugal):	indulgente
Romanian:	indulgent
Russian:	потворствующий
Slovak:	zhovievavý, chápavý
Slovenian:	popustljiv
Spanish:	indulgente
Swedish:	eftergiven
Turkish:	müsamahalı, hoş görülü

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Indulgent

In*dul"gent\, a. [L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See Indulge.] 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.

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