Definitions
- Describing a person who is lenient and tolerant towards others' desires or needs. - Referring to a behavior that involves excessive or luxurious enjoyment of something. - Talking about a situation where someone allows themselves or others to have something they desire, even if it may not be the best for them.
- Describing a person who allows others to do what they want without enforcing rules or restrictions. - Referring to a behavior that involves giving too much freedom or permission to someone. - Talking about a situation where someone allows others to behave in a certain way, even if it may not be appropriate or acceptable.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a lenient or tolerant attitude towards others.
- 2Both words involve allowing someone to do something they desire.
- 3Both words can refer to a behavior that may not be the best for someone's well-being.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Indulgent emphasizes enjoyment and pleasure, while permissive focuses on freedom and lack of restriction.
- 2Attitude: Indulgent implies a positive and caring attitude, while permissive can have a negative connotation of being too lax or irresponsible.
- 3Scope: Indulgent is often used in personal relationships, while permissive can be used in various contexts, such as parenting, education, or policies.
- 4Connotation: Indulgent can have a luxurious or extravagant connotation, while permissive can have a rebellious or nonconformist connotation.
- 5Degree: Indulgent can imply a moderate level of leniency, while permissive can imply an excessive or extreme level of leniency.
Remember this!
Indulgent and permissive both describe a lenient attitude towards others, but they differ in their focus, attitude, scope, connotation, and degree. Indulgent emphasizes enjoyment and pleasure, and implies a positive and caring attitude, while permissive focuses on freedom and lack of restriction, and can have a negative connotation of being too lax or irresponsible. Indulgent is often used in personal relationships, while permissive can be used in various contexts. Indulgent can have a luxurious or extravagant connotation, while permissive can have a rebellious or nonconformist connotation. Finally, indulgent can imply a moderate level of leniency, while permissive can imply an excessive or extreme level of leniency.
