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adjectivecharacterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent. Origin of indulgent1500–10; <Latin indulgent- (stem of indulgēns), present participle of indulgēre to indulge; see -ent SYNONYMS FOR indulgentforbearing, easygoing, tolerant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR indulgent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM indulgentin·dul·gent·ly, adverbnon·in·dul·gent, adjectivenon·in·dul·gent·ly, adverbpre·in·dul·gent, adjective su·per·in·dul·gent, adjectivesu·per·in·dul·gent·ly, adverbun·in·dul·gent, adjectiveun·in·dul·gent·ly, adverb Words nearby indulgentindue, in due course, indulge, indulgence, indulgency, indulgent, induline, indult, indumentum, induna, induplicate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indulgentIt is not indulgent or escapist to engage with art on levels outside of the political, or to free art from the shackles of the state. Why art matters at the end of the world|Constance Grady|September 25, 2020|Vox Both followed wars; people were tired of idealism and self-sacrifice and were determined to enjoy a self- indulgent materialism. How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow|Dennis McNally|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then, after their brief, indulgent stare, the two of them took off down the street, clearly unimpressed. Naked on a New York Street—for Art|Emily Shire|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Only rich kids with indulgent parents and poor kids with after-school jobs had their own cars. P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness|P. J. O’Rourke|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I do the 80 percent healthy, 20 percent indulgent rule, and I feel that really works for me. Victoria’s Secret Models on 2012 Fashion Show Diet, Training|Misty White Sidell|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST In hindsight, Obama's 2008 campaign looks like an indulgent fantasy in which the major conflicts in life simply don't exist. Nothing For You, Sonny|Noah Kristula-Green|March 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST 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. She loved him, veiling the depth in her vagueness, her aloofness, her indulgent irony. Christmas Roses and Other Stories|Anne Douglas Sedgwick But human nature is not so indulgent, and the Khille rather bore them a grudge. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank Monsieur Urbain de la Marinire was always amiable and indulgent.
British Dictionary definitions for indulgent
adjectiveshowing or characterized by indulgence Derived forms of indulgentindulgently, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to indulgentpermissive, fond, considerate, kindly, tolerant, big, charitable, clement, compassionate, complaisant, compliant, easy, easygoing, favorable, forbearing, gentle, gratifying, kind, liberal, merciful |