indulgent
adjectives
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
"indulgent grandparents"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
"a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"
is similar to
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
"led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"
is similar to
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
"an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"
is similar to
given to social pleasures often including dissipation
"led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
is similar to
devoted to pleasure
"a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"
is similar to
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
"a hard drinker"
is similar to
gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires
"pampering parents often have spoilt children"; "a very pampering cruise experience"
is similar to
indulgent of your own appetites and desires
"a self-indulgent...way of looking at life"- Havelock Ellis
see also
given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
"over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
tolerant or lenient
"indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
is derived from
being favorably inclined
"an indulgent attitude"
is similar to
encouraging or approving or pleasing
"a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"
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