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- Dictionaryin·dul·gent/inˈdəlj(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone: "indulgent parents"
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The meaning of INDULGENT is willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence. How to use indulgent in a sentence.
INDULGENT definition: 1. allowing someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them: 2…. Learn more.
Someone who is self-indulgent gives themselves a lot of treats. Parents who are indulgent cave to every desire their child expresses. Indulgent means lenient, or overly generous.
Indulgent definition: characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive. See examples of INDULGENT used in a sentence.
INDULGENT meaning: 1. allowing someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them: 2…. Learn more.
If you are indulgent, you treat a person with special kindness, often in a way that is not good for them.
1. Showing, characterized by, or given to permissiveness or generosity with regard to others: an indulgent parent; an indulgent book review. 2. Showing, characterized by, or given to self-indulgence: indulgent habits. in·dul′gent·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.