indulgent
French, adjective/ɛ̃.dyl.ʒɑ̃/
indulgent is spelled I-N-D-U-L-G-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indulgent is a French adjective meaning “lenient (tolerant; not strict)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of indulger. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui pratique l’indulgence ; qui pardonne aisément les fautes ou les défauts”.
What does indulgent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
lenient (tolerant; not strict)
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of indulger
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui pratique l’indulgence ; qui pardonne aisément les fautes ou les défauts.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of indulgent
- indulgente feminine
- indulgents masculine plural
- indulgentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indulgent?
- /ɛ̃.dyl.ʒɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.dyl.ʒɑ̃\
- \ɛ̃.dylʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indulgent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indulgent in French?
indulgent appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).