indulgent

[ in-duhl-juhnt ]

/ ɪnˈdʌl dʒənt /

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adjective

characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.

OTHER WORDS FOR indulgent

forbearing, easygoing, tolerant.

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Origin of indulgent

1500–10; <Latin indulgent- (stem of indulgēns), present participle of indulgēre to indulge; see -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM indulgent

in·dul·gent·ly, adverbnon·in·dul·gent, adjectivenon·in·dul·gent·ly, adverbpre·in·dul·gent, adjective

su·per·in·dul·gent, adjectivesu·per·in·dul·gent·ly, adverbun·in·dul·gent, adjectiveun·in·dul·gent·ly, adverb

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How to use indulgent in a sentence

The sun will have set and the temperatures will seem indulgently cool simply for dipping below one hundred degrees.
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Lynch nods indulgently as Brand launches into an epic, serpentine definition of the benefits of TM.
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When I met the couple in 2003, Gunter smiled indulgently at this.
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Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment's inspection.
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People smiled indulgently—even Margaret smiled indulgently—at our attraction for one another.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
Miss Tripp, to whom Elizabeth confided her new perplexities, merely laughed indulgently.
And So They Were Married|Florence Morse Kingsley
"Oh, yes, that was Doctor Curry from Ohio," laughed the first officer indulgently.
Tom Slade with the Colors|Percy K. Fitzhugh
“It is only an excuse for a midnight frolic among the young people,” she thought, indulgently.
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires|Laura Dent Crane

British Dictionary definitions for indulgent

indulgent

/ (ɪnˈdʌldʒənt) /

adjective

showing or characterized by indulgence

Derived forms of indulgent

indulgently, adverb

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