indulgent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
    • indulgent grandparents
  2. adjective satellite tolerant or lenient
    lenient; soft.
    • indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
    • too soft on the children
    • they are soft on crime
  3. adjective satellite being favorably inclined
    • an indulgent attitude

WordNet

In*dul"gent adjective
Etymology
L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See Indulge.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913