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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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; favorable; not severe; as an indulgent parent. --Shak. The indulgent censure of posterity. --Waller. The feeble old indulgent of their ease. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: indulgent adj 1: showing or characterized by or given to indulgence; "indulgent grandparents" [ant: {nonindulgent}] 2: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children" [syn: {lax}, {lenient}, {soft}] 3: being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"
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