indulgent
Syllables: in·dul·gent/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/
indulgent adjective: 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.
Adjective
indulgent (comparative more indulgent, superlative most indulgent)
- 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.
- an indulgent parent
- to be indulgent to servants
- Synonyms:
- forbearing, gentle, lenient, tolerant, amenable, biddable, complaisant, compliant, controllable, docile
indulgent meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Malayalam
indulgent in Tamil
- விருப்பமுடைய, விரும்பியதைச் செய்யும், செல்லம் கொடுக்கின்ற, கண்டிப்பற்ற, இடம் கொடுக்கும்
indulgent in Marathi
- adjective
- निरत असणारा nirat asṇārā, कोडकौतुक करणारा koḍkautuk karṇārā, सुखलोलुप sukhlolup, स्वसुखलोलुप svasukhlolup, सौम्य saumya, क्षमावान kṣamāvān
indulgent in Urdu
- نرم دل
indulgent in Malayalam
- ഇംഗിതത്തിനു വഴങ്ങുന്ന, ക്ഷമാശീലനായ, ദാക്ഷിണ്യമുള്ള
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- indulgent in Kannada
- ತೆವಲು ತಣಿಸುವ, ತಾಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ
Examples of indulgent in a sentence
- A small New York company is behind the indulgent smetannik, or sour cream cake.
- All the while, an indulgent server keeps the pot of your choice fresh at hand.
- That makes me, as an indulgent friend once put it, a “country boy.”
Synonyms of indulgent
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Forms of indulgent
| comparative | more indulgent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most indulgent |
Origin of indulgent
From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.
Words formed from indulgent
Questions about indulgent
- What does indulgent mean?
- Indulgent means 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.
- What is indulgent in Tamil?
- Indulgent in Tamil is விருப்பமுடைய, விரும்பியதைச் செய்யும், செல்லம் கொடுக்கின்ற. See Indulgent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is indulgent?
- Indulgent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce indulgent?
- Indulgent is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/.
Words near indulgent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: indulgent (page history and authors); indulgent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indulgent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indulgent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indulgent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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