NOUN | attribute | self-indulgence, indulgence | an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires |
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act | self-indulgence, intemperance, intemperateness | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence |
Meaning | An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires. | |
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Synonym | indulgence | |
Narrower | luxury | Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity |
Broader | indiscipline, undiscipline | The trait of lacking discipline |
Spanish | autoindulgencia, indulgencia | |
Catalan | indulgència | |
Adjectives | self-indulgent | indulgent of your own appetites and desires |
Meaning | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence. | |
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Synonyms | intemperance, intemperateness | |
Narrower | jag | A bout of drinking or drug taking |
profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness | dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | |
spree, fling | A brief indulgence of your impulses | |
Broader | indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring | The act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
Spanish | intemperancia | |
Catalan | intemperància | |
Adjectives | self-indulgent | indulgent of your own appetites and desires |
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