Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

indulgent

American  
[in-duhl-juhnt] / ɪnˈdʌl dʒənt /

adjective

  1. characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive.

    an indulgent parent.
    Synonyms:
    tolerant, easygoing
indulgent British  
/ ɪnˈdʌldʒənt /

adjective

  1. showing or characterized by indulgence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • indulgently adverb
  • nonindulgent adjective
  • nonindulgently adverb
  • preindulgent adjective
  • superindulgent adjective
  • superindulgently adverb
  • unindulgent adjective
  • unindulgently adverb

Etymology

Origin of indulgent

First recorded in 1500–10; from Latin indulgent-, stem of indulgēns “taking pleasure in,” present participle of indulgēre; indulge

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.