Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indulgent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Indulgent \In*dul"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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
indulgent
adj 1: showing or characterized by or given to indulgence;
"indulgent grandparents" [ant: {nonindulgent}]
2: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their
children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak";
"too soft on the children" [syn: {lax}, {lenient}, {soft}]
3: being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"
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