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Indulgent

In`dul´gent
a.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.
The indulgent censure of posterity.
- Waller.
The feeble old, indulgent of their ease.
- Dryden.
Adj.1.indulgent - showing or characterized by or given to indulgence; "indulgent grandparents"
Antonyms:
nonindulgent - not indulgent
2.indulgent - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"
Synonyms: lenient, lax, soft
3.indulgent - being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"
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