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- [self in-duhl-juh ns]
- /sɛlf ɪnˈdʌl dʒəns/
- /self ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [self in-duhl-juh ns]
- /sɛlf ɪnˈdʌl dʒəns/
Definitions of self-indulgence word
- adjective self-indulgence indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint. 1
- adjective self-indulgence characterized by such indulgence. 1
- noun self-indulgence excessive self-gratification 1
- variable noun self-indulgence Self-indulgence is the act of allowing yourself to have or do the things that you enjoy very much. 0
- noun self-indulgence indulgence of one's own desires, impulses, etc. 0
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Origin of self-indulgence
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95
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Parts of speech for Self-indulgence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-indulgence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for self-indulgence
noun self-indulgence
- blow out — If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning.
- blow-out — (of the wind or air) to be in motion.
- buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
- dissipation — the act of dissipating.
- divertissement — a diversion or entertainment.
adverb self-indulgence
- decadently — In a decadent manner.
- dissolutely — In a dissolute manner.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- intemperately — given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
Antonyms for self-indulgence
noun self-indulgence
- abnegation — a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
- abstemiousness — sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
- abstention — Abstention is a formal act of not voting either for or against a proposal.
- abstinence — Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons.
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
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