indulgent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/ Hyphenation: in‧dul‧gent === Adjective === indulgent (comparative more indulgent, superlative most indulgent) Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing. Synonyms: forbearing, gentle, lenient, tolerant; see also Thesaurus:docile, Thesaurus:lenient, Thesaurus:permissive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “indulgent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dyl.ʒɑ̃/ === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin indulgēns. ==== Adjective ==== indulgent (feminine indulgente, masculine plural indulgents, feminine plural indulgentes) lenient (tolerant; not strict) Antonyms: intransigeant, sévère ===== Related terms ===== indulgence === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== indulgent third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of indulger === Further reading === “indulgent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === indulgent third-person plural present active indicative of indulgeō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French indulgent, from Latin indulgens. === Adjective === indulgent m or n (feminine singular indulgentă, masculine plural indulgenți, feminine/neuter plural indulgente) indulgent ==== Declension ====