indulgent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  2. adjective tolerant or lenient
  3. adjective being favorably inclined

Etymology

From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.

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