indulgent

  • 21indulgent — adj. 1 ready or too ready to overlook faults etc. 2 indulging or tending to indulge. Derivatives: indulgently adv. Etymology: F indulgent or L indulgere indulgent (as INDULGE) …

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  • 22indulgent — adjective Etymology: Latin indulgent , indulgens, present participle of indulgēre Date: 1509 indulging or characterized by indulgence; especially lenient • indulgently adverb …

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  • 23indulgent — adj. Indulgent is used with these nouns: ↑parent, ↑smile …

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  • 24indulgent — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, accepting, accommodating, accommodative, admissive, affable, agreeable, allowing, amiable, armed with patience, attentive, benevolent, benign, benignant, bibulous, broad minded, charitable, clement,… …

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  • 25indulgent — in|dul|gent [ınˈdʌldʒənt] adj willing to allow someone, especially a child, to do or have whatever they want, even if this is not good for them ▪ expensive toys bought by their indulgent grandparents >indulgently adv …

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  • 26indulgent — adjective 1》 readily indulging someone or overlooking their faults; tolerant or lenient. 2》 self indulgent. Derivatives indulgently adverb …

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  • 27indulgent — adjective willing to allow someone, especially a child, to do what they want, even if this is not good for them: a camping trip paid for by their indulgent grandparents indulgently adverb …

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  • 28indulgent — adjective the children took advantage of their indulgent sitter Syn: permissive, easygoing, liberal, tolerant, forgiving, forbearing, lenient, kind, kindly, generous, softhearted, compassionate, understanding, sympathetic; fond, doting, soft;… …

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  • 29indulgent — [ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)nt] adj allowing someone to have what they want when you should be more strict indulgent parents[/ex] indulgently adv …

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  • 30indulgent — /ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/ (say in duljuhnt) adjective characterised by or showing indulgence: an indulgent parent. {Latin indulgens, present participle} –indulgently, adverb …