indulgent
Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's…Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.
» Do people ever accuse you of being self-indulgent?
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1 sensesDisposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.
an indulgent parent
to be indulgent to servants
nachgiebig, zu verwöhnen tendierend, verwöhnen wollend
снисходи́тельныйsnisxodítelʹnyj, потака́ющийpotakájuščij
- being favorably inclined
- characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
- tolerant or lenient
Examples
12 sentencesDo people ever accuse you of being self-indulgent?
Tom is being a bit self-indulgent, isn't he?
Tom gave a little indulgent smile.
Tom is quite helpful, indulgent even.
Mary is being a bit self-indulgent, isn't she?
Translations
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Origin
From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.
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Forms
more indulgent, most indulgent| Comparative | more indulgent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most indulgent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
40 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.