indulgent
adjective/ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/
/ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/
- (usually disapproving) tending to allow somebody to have or do whatever they want
- indulgent parents
- an indulgent smile
- She was less indulgent towards her daughter.
- He was usually very indulgent with her.
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- willing or too willing to ignore the weaknesses in somebody/something synonym patient
- to take an indulgent view of something
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin indulgent- ‘giving free rein to’, from the verb indulgere.
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