Indulgent
11indulgent — lenient, *forbearing, tolerant, clement, merciful Analogous words: humoring, pampering (see INDULGE): forgiving, pardoning, condoning, excusing (see EXCUSE vb): benignant, benign, *kind, kindly: mild, gentle (see SOFT) Antonyms: strict Contrasted …
12indulgent — [adj] lenient, giving able to live with*, big*, charitable, clement, compassionate, complaisant, compliant, considerate, easy, easygoing, favorable, fond, forbearing, gentle, going along with*, going easy on*, gratifying, kind, kindly, liberal,… …
13indulgent — [in dul′jənt] adj. [L indulgens] indulging or inclined to indulge; kind or lenient, often to excess indulgently adv …
14INDULGENT — ENTE. adj. Qui a de l indulgence, qui pardonne aisément les fautes, les défauts. Un maître indulgent. Un prince indulgent. Un père indulgent. Il est trop indulgent pour ses enfants, à ses enfants. Vous lui êtes trop indulgent. Être indulgent à… …
15indulgent — indulgently, adv. /in dul jeuhnt/, adj. characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent. [1500 10; < L indulgent (s. of indulgens), prp. of indulgere to INDULGE; see ENT] Syn. forbearing, easygoing,… …
16indulgent — adjective /ɪnˈdʌlʤənt/ Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or give way to ones own or anothers desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing; showing or ready to show favor; …
17indulgent — adj. indulgent towards * * * [ɪn dʌldʒ(ə)nt] indulgent towards …
18indulgent — in|dul|gent [ ın dʌldʒənt ] adjective allowing someone to do or have what they want: indulgent parents a. treating someone with kindness, especially when you should be strict: an indulgent smile/glance ╾ in|dul|gent|ly adverb …
19indulgent — [[t]ɪndʌ̱lʤ(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are indulgent, you treat a person with special kindness, often in a way that is not good for them. His indulgent mother was willing to let him do anything he wanted. Derived words: indulgently ADV GRADED… …
20indulgent — UK [ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)nt] / US [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt] adjective a) allowing someone to do or have what they want indulgent parents b) treating someone with kindness, especially when you should be strict an indulgent smile/glance Derived word: indulgently adverb …
