- 1. a. Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent. Source: opted
- 2. adj. characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. tolerant or lenient Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. being favorably inclined Source: wordnet
- 5. Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent. Shak. The indulgent censure of posterity. Waller. The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. Dryden. Source: webster
- 6. Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetitesof those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining;tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent. Shak.The indulgent censure of posterity. Waller.The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. Dryden. Source: adambom
- 7. j:100 a. characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone s. tolerant or lenient s. being favorably inclined Source: ecdict
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