indulgentadj.n.

/ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/

Etymology: < Latin indulgēnt-em, present participle of indulgēre to indulge v. Compare French indulgent (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

A. adj.

a. That indulges or tends to indulge; disposed to gratify by compliance with desire or humour, or to overlook faults or failings; showing or ready to show favour or leniency; disinclined to exercise strictness, severity, or restraint: a quality of superiors or such as have the power to refuse compliance. Often in dyslogistic sense, Not exercising (as parent or superior) due restraint, too forbearing, weakly lenient. Const. to, †unto.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of strictness > [adjective] > indulgent

largeda1382

indulgent1509

indulging1740

1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Avi ^v Oftentymes in scrypture y^e..faders maketh lamentable exclamacyons agaynste almyghtye god, for that he semeth to be more indulgent and fauourable vnto y^e wycked persone then vnto the good lyuer.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iv. 16 You are too indulgent .

1650 E. Waller in W. Davenant Disc. upon Gondibert sig. A2 Hereafter such in thy behalf shall be Th' indulgent censure of Posterity.

1683 Britanniæ Speculum 12 Nature, like an indulgent Mother has furnished it [Britain] with so great abundance of all things, necessary for the Life of Man.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 271. ⁋7 The indulgent Readers Most Obliged, Most Obedient, Humble Servant, Richard Steele.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iii. xv. 197 The present Age is very indulgent to every thing that aims at profane Raillery.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 84 The best and most indulgent of landlords.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 170 His favourite vices were precisely those to which the Puritans were least indulgent.

b. figurative of things.

ΚΠ

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 48 Not tho beneath the Thracian Clime we freeze; Or Italy's indulgent Heav'n forgo.

1772 W. Jones Poems 126 Kind Vanity their want of art supplies, And gives indulgent what the muse denies.

c1860 W. Allingham in Sonn. of Century ii Tenderer in its moods Than any joy indulgent summer dealt.

†2. Indulging or disposed to indulge oneself or one's own inclinations; self-indulgent adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish > pleasing oneself or self-indulgent

self-pleasing?1555

chambering1607

self-indulgent1625

self-indulging1671

indulgent1697

self-indulged1750

ego-tripping1972

?1571 [implied in: tr. G. Buchanan Detectioun Marie Quene of Scottes sig. Hiij Indulgently following the wantonnes of hyr wealth. (at indulgently adv. 2)].

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 355 The feeble, old, indulgent of their Ease.

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 192 A Satisfaction, to which all the Pleasures of the most indulgent Epicure are as nothing.

†B. n.

An easy chair. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > easy chair

leaning-chair1601

easy chair1707

indulgent1825

1825 R. P. Ward Tremaine II. i. 1 His chair, which was what the upholsterers call an Indulgent (a great deal too indulgent for study).

Derivatives

inˈdulgentness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	indulgent
释义	indulgentadj.n. /ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/ Etymology: < Latin indulgēnt-em, present participle of indulgēre to indulge v. Compare French indulgent (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). A. adj. 1. a. That indulges or tends to indulge; disposed to gratify by compliance with desire or humour, or to overlook faults or failings; showing or ready to show favour or leniency; disinclined to exercise strictness, severity, or restraint: a quality of superiors or such as have the power to refuse compliance. Often in dyslogistic sense, Not exercising (as parent or superior) due restraint, too forbearing, weakly lenient. Const. to, †unto. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of strictness > [adjective] > indulgent largeda1382 indulgent1509 indulging1740 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Avi ^v Oftentymes in scrypture y^e..faders maketh lamentable exclamacyons agaynste almyghtye god, for that he semeth to be more indulgent and fauourable vnto y^e wycked persone then vnto the good lyuer. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iv. 16 You are too indulgent . View more context for this quotation 1650 E. Waller in W. Davenant Disc. upon Gondibert sig. A2 Hereafter such in thy behalf shall be Th' indulgent censure of Posterity. 1683 Britanniæ Speculum 12 Nature, like an indulgent Mother has furnished it [Britain] with so great abundance of all things, necessary for the Life of Man. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 271. ⁋7 The indulgent Readers Most Obliged, Most Obedient, Humble Servant, Richard Steele. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iii. xv. 197 The present Age is very indulgent to every thing that aims at profane Raillery. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 84 The best and most indulgent of landlords. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 170 His favourite vices were precisely those to which the Puritans were least indulgent. b. figurative of things. ΚΠ 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 48 Not tho beneath the Thracian Clime we freeze; Or Italy's indulgent Heav'n forgo. 1772 W. Jones Poems 126 Kind Vanity their want of art supplies, And gives indulgent what the muse denies. c1860 W. Allingham in Sonn. of Century ii Tenderer in its moods Than any joy indulgent summer dealt. †2. Indulging or disposed to indulge oneself or one's own inclinations; self-indulgent adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish > pleasing oneself or self-indulgent self-pleasing?1555 chambering1607 self-indulgent1625 self-indulging1671 indulgent1697 self-indulged1750 ego-tripping1972 ?1571 [implied in: tr. G. Buchanan Detectioun Marie Quene of Scottes sig. Hiij Indulgently following the wantonnes of hyr wealth. (at indulgently adv. 2)]. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 355 The feeble, old, indulgent of their Ease. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 192 A Satisfaction, to which all the Pleasures of the most indulgent Epicure are as nothing. †B. n. An easy chair. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > easy chair leaning-chair1601 easy chair1707 indulgent1825 1825 R. P. Ward Tremaine II. i. 1 His chair, which was what the upholsterers call an Indulgent (a great deal too indulgent for study). Derivatives inˈdulgentness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.n.1509
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