indulgent

indulgent is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. being favorably inclined

   "an indulgent attitude"

3. adjective. characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

   "indulgent grandparents"

4. adjective. tolerant or lenient

   "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"

   "too soft on the children"

   Synonyms: lenient, soft

Synonyms

lenient, soft

Common word forms

indulgently, indulgentness

Words from these letters

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