indulgence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
  2. noun a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
  3. noun the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Etymology

From Middle English indulgence, indulgens, from Middle French indulgence and its source, Latin indulgentia.

In classic literature

Synonyms

self-indulgence

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