Definitions for: Indulgent

[adj] being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"
[adj] showing or characterized by or given to indulgence; "indulgent grandparents"
[adj] tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: betting, card-playing, decadent, dissipated, effete, epicurean, favorable, favourable, gambling, gay, hedonic, hedonistic, intemperate, lax, lenient, luxurious, pampering(a), permissive, self-indulgent, soft, sporting, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous

Antonyms: nonindulgent

See Also: gluttonous

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