Indulgent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

tolerant or lenient

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪndˈʌldʒənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪndˈʌldʒənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪndˈʌldʒənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪndˈʌldʒənt/.

Examples

indulgent grandparents
indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
too soft on the children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soft lenient

Antonyms

nonindulgent

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone “indulgent grandparents”
adjective	tolerant or lenient “indulgent parents risk spoiling their children”
adjective	being favorably inclined “an indulgent attitude”

Word Forms

indulgence	noun	a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
leniency	noun	a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
lenience	noun	mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
softness	noun	a disposition to be lenient in judging others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachsichtig

dadurch gekennzeichnet oder dazu geneigt, den Wünschen einer Person nachzugeben

🇪🇸Spanish

indulgente

caracterizado por o dado a ceder a los deseos de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

indulgente

caratterizzato o portato a cedere ai desideri di qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

toegeeflijk

gekenmerkt door of gegeven aan het toegeven aan de wensen van iemand

🇵🇹Portuguese

indulgente

caracterizado por ou dado a ceder aos desejos de alguém

🇷🇺Russian

снисходительный

характеризуется или склонен подчиняться чьим-либо желаниям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृपालु

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশ্রয়

দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা বা কারো ইচ্ছার কাছে প্রদত্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

இன்பமான

ஒருவரின் விருப்பத்திற்கு அடிபணிவதற்காக வகைப்படுத்தப்படும் அல்லது கொடுக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

భోగము

ఒకరి కోరికలకు లొంగడం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది లేదా ఇవ్వబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

एखाद्याच्या इच्छेनुसार दर्शविले जाते किंवा दिले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદી

દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે અથવા કોઈની ઇચ્છાઓનું પાલન કરવા માટે આપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭೋಗಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഹ്ലാദകരമായ

ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും ആഗ്രഹങ്ങൾക്ക് വഴങ്ങുന്ന സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ

ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਇੱਛਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨਣ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دل لگی

کسی کی خواہشات کے مطابق ہونے کی خصوصیت یا دی گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放纵的

以屈服于某人的愿望为特征或倾向于屈服于某人的愿望

🇯🇵Japanese

贅沢な

誰かの願いに従うことを特徴とする、またはそれに従うこと

🇰🇷Korean

제멋대로 하게 하는

누군가의 소망에 굴복하는 것을 특징으로 하거나 부여하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiều chuộng

đặc trưng bởi hoặc được đưa ra để mang lại mong muốn của một ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

ตามใจ

มีลักษณะหรือมอบให้ตามความปรารถนาของบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

sabar

dicirikan oleh atau diberikan untuk menyerah pada keinginan seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagbigay

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan o ibinigay sa pagsuko sa mga kagustuhan ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

memanjakan

dicirikan oleh atau diberikan untuk mengalah kepada kehendak seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متساهل

تتميز أو تعطى للاستسلام لرغبات شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

ممتنع

با تسلیم شدن در برابر خواسته های کسی مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

anlayışlı

Birinin isteklerine boyun eğmekle karakterize edilen veya verilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

וַתְרָנִי

מאופיין או נתון לכניעה לרצונותיו של מישהו

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The primary meaning of 'indulgent' is 'characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone'.

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Using 'indulgent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'indulgent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'indulgent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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