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English Dictionary: indulgent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indulgent adj characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents" Antonym(s): nonindulgent, strict tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime" Synonym(s): indulgent, lenient, soft being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indulgent \Indul"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.