Associations to the word «Indulgent»
Noun
- Reader
- Critic
- Pleasure
- Sweetness
- Guardian
- Over
- Moral
- Kind
- Sentiment
- Father
- Contrary
- Humour
- Discipline
- Habit
- Dearest
- Obedience
- Sway
- Landlord
- Husband
- Superiority
- Poly
- Lucien
- Appetite
- Dear
- Tolerance
- Morality
- Sin
- Favour
- Treat
- Mood
- Encouragement
- Passion
- Fat
- Papa
- Sire
- Rich
- Pity
- Nature
- Tendency
- Wealth
- Madame
- Mother
- Punishment
- Criticism
- Countenance
- Admiration
- Regard
- Opinion
- Happiness
- Masterpiece
- Recollection
- Charm
- Chin
- Servant
Adjective
Wiktionary
INDULGENT, adjective. Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or give way to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing; showing or ready to show favor; favorable; indisposed to be severe or harsh, or to exercise necessary restraint: as, an indulgent parent; to be indulgent to servants.
Dictionary definition
INDULGENT, adjective. Characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents".
INDULGENT, adjective. Tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime".
INDULGENT, adjective. Being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.