indulgent

indulgent
adj
1. permissive, lenient, liberal, lax, easy; tolerant, allowing, permitting, suffering; enduring, Archaic. forbearing, forgiving, excusing, sparing; merciful, compassionate, clement; conciliatory, placatory, placating; amiable, amicable, complaisant, genial, agreeable, well-disposed; inclined, Archaic. pro-pense, disposed, predisposed, favorably disposed; willing, Archaic. fain, in the mood, minded.
2. obliging, humoring, favoring, fostering; pampering, coddling, spoiling, catering; petting, fondling, caressing; considerate, humane, hospitable, courteous, kind, patient; empathetic, sympathetic, charitable, generous, unselfish; benevolent, benign, pleasing, pleasant, gracious; gentle, fond, tender, mild, easygoing, pacific, tender-hearted.
3. self-gratifying, dissipating, intemperate, immoderate; prodigal, extravagant, profligate, unrestrained, unbridled, excessive, inordinate; voluptuous, sensual, luxurious, sybaritic, epicurean, carnal; riotous, fast, wild, carousing; dissolute, dissipated, licentious, debauched, lascivious, wanton, lustful, concupiescent, libidinous, salacious, lecherous, goatish; animalistic, gluttonous, crapulous, crapulent; drunk, sottish, inebrious, intoxicated, Inf. boozy, winebibbing.
4. satisfying, gratifying, appeasing, satiating, fulfilling, relieving; yielding, complying, acquiescing.

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  • indulgent — indulgent, ente [ ɛ̃dylʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1530; lat. indulgens 1 ♦ Qui excuse, pardonne facilement. ⇒ bienveillant, 1. bon, clément, complaisant, généreux, patient; fam. 1. coulant. Un père, un maître, un critique indulgent. Être indulgent avec …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • indulgent — indulgent, ente (in dul jan, jan t ) adj. 1°   Qui a de l indulgence, qui pardonne aisément. •   Indulgents à leurs femmes, VAUGELAS Q. C. 285. •   Sois lui plus indulgent [au prochain] et pour toi plus sévère, CORN. Imit. II, 3. •   Mais chacun… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • indulgent — INDULGÉNT, Ă, indulgenţi, te, adj. Care manifestă indulgenţă; care iartă uşor; iertător, îngăduitor, tolerant. – Din fr. indulgent, lat. indulgens, ntis. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  Indulgent ≠ exigent, riguros, sever,… …   Dicționar Român

  • indulgent — INDULGENT, [indulg]ente adj. Qui remet, qui excuse, qui pardonne aisément les fautes. Maistre, Prince, pere, Juge indulgent. il est trop indulgent, fort indulgent envers ses sujets, envers ses enfants, à ses sujets, à ses enfants, &c. indulgent à …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Indulgent — In*dul gent, a. [L. indulgens, entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See {Indulge}.] Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one s care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indulgent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) readily indulging someone or overlooking their faults; tolerant or lenient. 2) self indulgent. DERIVATIVES indulgently adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • Indulgent — (lat.), nachsichtig, gütig …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • indulgent — index addicted, benevolent, dissolute, gluttonous, intemperate, lenient, patient, permissive, philanthropi …   Law dictionary

  • indulgent — indulgent:⇨nachsichtig(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • indulgent — (adj.) c.1500, from L. indulgentem (nom. indulgens), prp. of indulgere (see INDULGENCE (Cf. indulgence)). Related: Indulgently …   Etymology dictionary

  • indulgent — lenient, *forbearing, tolerant, clement, merciful Analogous words: humoring, pampering (see INDULGE): forgiving, pardoning, condoning, excusing (see EXCUSE vb): benignant, benign, *kind, kindly: mild, gentle (see SOFT) Antonyms: strict Contrasted …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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