English noun: self-indulgence |
1. | self-indulgence (attribute) an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires |
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| Synonyms | indulgence |
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| Broader (hypernym) | indiscipline, undiscipline |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | luxury |
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2. | self-indulgence (act) excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence |
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| Samples | The intemperance of their language.
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| Synonyms | intemperance, intemperateness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | humoring, indulgence, indulging, pampering |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dissipation, dissolution, fling, jag, licentiousness, looseness, profligacy, spree |
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