indulgent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   being favorably inclined

   an indulgent attitude

2. 2
   adj

   characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

   indulgent grandparents

3. 3
   adj

   tolerant or lenient

   indulgent parents risk spoiling their children

4. 4
   adj

   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.

   an indulgent parent

Etymology

From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.