indulgent

[in-duhl-juh nt] /ɪnˈdʌl dʒənt/

adjective

characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive:

an indulgent parent.

Origin

1500-10; < Latin indulgent- (stem of indulgēns), present participle of indulgēre to indulge; see -ent

Related forms

indulgently, adverb

nonindulgent, adjective

nonindulgently, adverb

preindulgent, adjective

superindulgent, adjective

superindulgently, adverb

unindulgent, adjective

unindulgently, adverb

Synonyms

forbearing, easygoing, tolerant.

Examples from the web for indulgent

Because you really can't be self-indulgent in grizzly country.
The audience broke into indulgent laughter, humoring the rube savant.
Rapp hasn't done himself any favors by directing his own work, which would have benefitted from a crisper, less indulgent hand.
The singers were encouraged to ornament their parts, although they did nothing self-indulgent.
She has this wonderful ability to point out to people they were being foolish and self-indulgent.
Such a place leaves little room for self-indulgent melancholy.
It might seem self-indulgent, but it's also a practice that may revolutionize public health research.
She looked at him with an indulgent sadness, and then at me.
The film was too self-indulgent to actually entertain.
Investment in this kind of research may seem indulgent, particularly in a recession.

British Dictionary definitions for indulgent

/ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/

adjective

showing or characterized by indulgence

Derived Forms

indulgently, adverb

Word Origin and History for indulgent

adj.

c.1500, from Latin indulgentem (nominative indulgens), present participle of indulgere (see indulgence). Related: Indulgently.