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indulgent
in·dul·gent I0115300 (ĭn-dŭl′jənt)adj.1. Showing, characterized by, or given to permissiveness or generosity with regard to others: an indulgent parent; an indulgent book review.2. Showing, characterized by, or given to self-indulgence: indulgent habits.
in·dul′gent·ly adv.indulgent (ɪnˈdʌldʒənt) adjshowing or characterized by indulgence inˈdulgently advin•dul•gent (ɪnˈdʌl dʒənt)
adj. characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly permissive. [1500–10; < Latin] in•dul′gent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"gluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint | | 2. | indulgent - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"lenient, softpermissive - granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" | | 3. | indulgent - being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"favorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" |
indulgentadjective lenient, liberal, kind, kindly, understanding, gentle, tender, mild, fond, favourable, tolerant, gratifying, easy-going, compliant, permissive, forbearing His indulgent mother was willing to let him do what he wanted.
strict, harsh, stern, demanding, rigorous, stringent, austere, intolerant, unmercifulindulgentadjective1. Ready to do favors for another:accommodating, agreeable, complaisant, obliging.2. Not strict or severe:charitable, clement, easy, forbearing, lax, lenient, merciful, soft, tolerant.Translationsindulge (inˈdaldʒ) verb1. to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes. You shouldn't indulge that child. 縱容 纵容2. to follow (a wish, interest etc). He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants. 使滿足 使满足3. to allow (oneself) a luxury etc. Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves). ��情享受 纵情享受inˈdulgence noun 縱容 纵容inˈdulgent adjective willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent). an indulgent parent. 縱容的 纵容的indulge in to give way to (an inclination, emotion etc). She indulged in tears / in a fit of temper. 縱情, 沉溺於… 纵情，沉溺于 EncyclopediaSeeindulgenceLegalSeeIndulgenceindulgent
Synonyms for indulgentadj lenientSynonyms- lenient
- liberal
- kind
- kindly
- understanding
- gentle
- tender
- mild
- fond
- favourable
- tolerant
- gratifying
- easy-going
- compliant
- permissive
- forbearing
Antonyms- strict
- harsh
- stern
- demanding
- rigorous
- stringent
- austere
- intolerant
- unmerciful
Synonyms for indulgentadj ready to do favors for anotherSynonyms- accommodating
- agreeable
- complaisant
- obliging
adj not strict or severeSynonyms- charitable
- clement
- easy
- forbearing
- lax
- lenient
- merciful
- soft
- tolerant
Synonyms for indulgentadj characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someoneRelated WordsAntonymsadj tolerant or lenientSynonymsRelated Wordsadj being favorably inclinedRelated Words |