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| characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent. |
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adj. Showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence; lenient. in·dul'gent·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| indulgent | |
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| 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" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
inˈdulgent adjective
willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent)
Example: an indulgent parent
See also: indulge, indulge inExample: an indulgent parent
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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