indulgent
Adjective
- characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
- "indulgent grandparents"
Adjective Satellite
- tolerant or lenient
- "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"
- being favorably inclined
- "an indulgent attitude"
Adj
- 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;
Examples
- an indulgent parent
- to be indulgent to servants
Origin / Etymology
From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.
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Scrabble Score: 11
indulgent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordindulgent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
indulgent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
indulgent: valid Words With Friends Word