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Definition of indulgent in English: indulgentadjective ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)ntɪnˈdəldʒənt 1Having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone. Example sentencesExamples - Our parents were usually indulgent, and confident about themselves.
- Physical punishment is administered, although parents tend to be indulgent with young children.
- She skipped happily out of the waiting room and I watched her with an indulgent smile, one I usually save for the parents of small children.
- I would ask for your forgiveness if I felt I had been indulgent here, but I don't.
- His demeanor suddenly changed from gentle, indulgent parent, to barking hellion.
- The personality is trusting and trustworthy, indulgent and generous to itself and others.
- Yes, indulgent parents, there is now such a thing as ‘pampered child syndrome’.
- There are still people who would go for a cool understated chic, and in our time of personally indulgent dressing this is probably the time to do it.
- They see it as either indulgent (weak and hence immoral) or as patronizing.
- What happened here was sloppy practice, based on an indulgent approach towards both drug-taking and rule-breaking.
- The mere thought of bringing up 10 children is likely to strike fear into even the most indulgent and energetic parent.
- It's easy to become an indulgent parent, letting examples of disrespect slide.
- She gave me the look of an indulgent parent and then we moved on.
- I hate to say this but I think older parents can be very, very indulgent.
- Grandparents tend to be more indulgent of grandchildren than the parents themselves.
- So just why are we so indulgent toward those anything-goes plays?
- Parents, most of whom have so far been very indulgent about the cola-swigging habit of their offspring, have been forced to sit up and take note.
- Also, by setting myself deadlines and being much harsher on myself and less indulgent, I was able to really push through to a tangible finish line.
- Perhaps one could say that it was much more liberal, to the point of indulgent.
- Ma Jacobs spoke again, but this time her voice deceptively soft and indulgent.
Synonyms permissive, easy-going, broad-minded, liberal, tolerant, forgiving, forbearing, lenient, merciful, clement, mild, humane, kind, kindly, soft-hearted, caring, compassionate, understanding, sympathetic fond, doting, pampering, mollycoddling, cosseting, soft compliant, obliging, accommodating - 1.1 Self-indulgent.
sheer indulgent nostalgia Example sentencesExamples - What follows, indulgent I'll admit, is a list of the 10 greatest concerts I've ever seen.
- When she shared her new mantra with me, I had to agree it sounded indulgent, sensual and exciting.
- Wow, managing to wedge a piece of Einstein's special theory of relativity into some particularly indulgent navel-gazing.
- Ultimately, all they do is thicken the atmosphere of self - indulgent waywardness that has suffused the book by the time she reaches her Howard's end.
- He is indulgent about this, but plainly baffled.
- He proceeded to live a luxurious, but not totally indulgent, life.
- This might sound indulgent, but it feels right.
- This may account for the resultant lack of focus and indulgent tone that manifests itself in the majority of the pieces.
Synonyms pleasure-seeking, hedonistic, sybaritic, luxurious, lotus-eating, epicurean
Derivatives adverb ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)ntli But, at the time, my thoughts seemed indulgently introspective, and I kept them well buried. Example sentencesExamples - When Semele suddenly reappears, singing indulgently from the heavens of ‘endless pleasures’ of the bedroom variety, we are in pure operatic heaven.
- Crisp triangles of French toast are layered with citrus segments and indulgently oozy oil-glossed pieces of warm foie gras, the best liver known to carnivores.
- I am not a hateful person by nature; I love Christmas, think family is important, and have been known to laugh indulgently at the antics of golden-curled children.
- I miss my Papa terribly for so many personal reasons, but also because he indulgently insulated me from the real world.
- Putting his glass down and stubbing out his cigarette, he smiles indulgently and tousles my brother's hair, whose face goes beetroot red with embarrassment.
- How come society winked indulgently at his ‘excesses’ while reserving stern castigation for the rest?
Origin Early 16th century: from French, or from Latin indulgent- 'giving free rein to', from the verb indulgere. Definition of indulgent in US English: indulgentadjectiveɪnˈdəldʒəntinˈdəljənt 1Having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone. Example sentencesExamples - They see it as either indulgent (weak and hence immoral) or as patronizing.
- She gave me the look of an indulgent parent and then we moved on.
- What happened here was sloppy practice, based on an indulgent approach towards both drug-taking and rule-breaking.
- Yes, indulgent parents, there is now such a thing as ‘pampered child syndrome’.
- Also, by setting myself deadlines and being much harsher on myself and less indulgent, I was able to really push through to a tangible finish line.
- The personality is trusting and trustworthy, indulgent and generous to itself and others.
- There are still people who would go for a cool understated chic, and in our time of personally indulgent dressing this is probably the time to do it.
- Grandparents tend to be more indulgent of grandchildren than the parents themselves.
- Ma Jacobs spoke again, but this time her voice deceptively soft and indulgent.
- His demeanor suddenly changed from gentle, indulgent parent, to barking hellion.
- She skipped happily out of the waiting room and I watched her with an indulgent smile, one I usually save for the parents of small children.
- I hate to say this but I think older parents can be very, very indulgent.
- The mere thought of bringing up 10 children is likely to strike fear into even the most indulgent and energetic parent.
- It's easy to become an indulgent parent, letting examples of disrespect slide.
- I would ask for your forgiveness if I felt I had been indulgent here, but I don't.
- Perhaps one could say that it was much more liberal, to the point of indulgent.
- Our parents were usually indulgent, and confident about themselves.
- So just why are we so indulgent toward those anything-goes plays?
- Parents, most of whom have so far been very indulgent about the cola-swigging habit of their offspring, have been forced to sit up and take note.
- Physical punishment is administered, although parents tend to be indulgent with young children.
Synonyms permissive, easy-going, broad-minded, liberal, tolerant, forgiving, forbearing, lenient, merciful, clement, mild, humane, kind, kindly, soft-hearted, caring, compassionate, understanding, sympathetic - 1.1 Self-indulgent.
a slightly adolescent, indulgent account of a love affair Example sentencesExamples - Wow, managing to wedge a piece of Einstein's special theory of relativity into some particularly indulgent navel-gazing.
- This might sound indulgent, but it feels right.
- What follows, indulgent I'll admit, is a list of the 10 greatest concerts I've ever seen.
- This may account for the resultant lack of focus and indulgent tone that manifests itself in the majority of the pieces.
- He proceeded to live a luxurious, but not totally indulgent, life.
- When she shared her new mantra with me, I had to agree it sounded indulgent, sensual and exciting.
- Ultimately, all they do is thicken the atmosphere of self - indulgent waywardness that has suffused the book by the time she reaches her Howard's end.
- He is indulgent about this, but plainly baffled.
Synonyms pleasure-seeking, hedonistic, sybaritic, luxurious, lotus-eating, epicurean
Origin Early 16th century: from French, or from Latin indulgent- ‘giving free rein to’, from the verb indulgere. |