indulgent Copy link Outline 1. indulgens, ntis (gentle with2. ignoscens, ntis (prone to forgive)3. făcĭlis, e (easy-tempered)4. rĕmissus (the reverse of strict; not standing on one's right or dignity) • indulgent: 1. indulgens, ntis (gentle with: with dat.): i. towards offences, peccatis ind., Cic. Am. 24, 89: but the word has oft. a good sense, e. g. indulgens pater, a kind, affectionate father, Nep. Att. 1: cf. Cic. Clu. 5, 12, quo nomen amantius indulgentiusque maternum. 2. ignoscens, ntis (prone to forgive): Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 32. 3. făcĭlis, e (easy-tempered): more fully, facilis impetrandae veniae, Liv. 26, 15, init.: he shall find me an i. father, f. me utetur patre, Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 5: the i. Nymphs, f. Nymphae, Virg. Ecl. 3, 9. Join: facilis, indulgens, Suet. 21. 4. rĕmissus (the reverse of strict; not standing on one's right or dignity): cf. Cic. Att. 16, 15, init., utrum remissior essem, an summo jure contenderem: Liv. To be i. towards, indulgēre (with dat.): v. to indulge.