self-indulgentadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈdʌldʒ(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈdəldʒ(ə)nt/

Forms: see self- prefix and indulgent adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, indulgent adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + indulgent adj. Compare self-indulgence n.

Chiefly depreciative.

1. Allowing oneself to indulge or gratify one's own desires or inclinations, esp. with regard to pleasure or comfort. Formerly also: †having regard for one's own interests or well-being (obsolete).In figurative context in quot. 1625, describing the nature of the medical condition dropsy.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish > pleasing oneself or self-indulgent

self-pleasing?1555

chambering1607

self-indulgent1625

self-indulging1671

indulgent1697

self-indulged1750

ego-tripping1972

1625 T. Hawkins tr. Horace Odes ii. ii. 15 The selfe-indulgent Dropsie growes [L. Crescit indulgens sibi dirus hydrops].

a1656 R. Vines Gods Drawing (1662) 220 Every man is self-indulgent; man must be supposed to love himself, and to chuse his own chief good or salvation.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1776 II. 44 A capricious and self-indulgent valetudinarian.

1883 M. E. Boole Message Psychic Sci. 258 Stupid, idle, vacant-minded men or frivolous or self-indulgent women are the readiest victims.

1973 A. Ginsberg Let. 29 Aug. (2008) 374 Cocaine in my experience is..traditionally the sport of self indulgent millionaires.

2007 Vanity Fair May 62/1 Save your precious space for more worthy and interesting subjects than delusional, self-indulgent man-boys.

a. Of an action, habit, mood, etc.: characterized by self-indulgence. In later use also with neutral or positive meaning: intended to gratify a desire for pleasure or luxury; luxurious.

ΚΠ

1675 J. Howe Living Temple v. 213 One..who had no design, nor could have inclination, to a fond self-indulgent glorying, and vaunting of his own work.

1833 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. i. 12 Those festive, self-indulgent habits.

1881 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 31 May The old Greeks made their breakfast of bread dipped in wine, to which, in self-indulgent moods, they added ripe fruit.

1905 B. W. Maturin Self-knowl. & Self-discipline (1909) 15 One who lives a very self-indulgent, idle, easy-going life, who has never known what it is to forego a pleasure.

1977 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 28 Apr. 27/2 (advt.) Top the whole day off with a self-indulgent treat at Willow Wave Beauty Salon.

2011 Vanity Fair (Nexis) Apr. (Letters section) 82 Symptomatic of the self-indulgent excess that drives America's abuse of the planet.

b. Of a literary, artistic, or other creative work: catering to or concerned with the creator's own tastes or preoccupations, without regard to artistic quality or broader appeal; lacking economy and control; unfocused; overblown.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adjective] > qualities of works generally

wateryc1230

polite?a1500

meagre1539

over-laboured1579

bald1589

spiritless1592

light1597

meretricious1633

standing1661

effectual1662

airy1664

severe1665

correct1676

enervatea1704

free1728

classic1743

academic1752

academical1752

chaste1753

nerveless1763

epic1769

crude1786

effective1790

creative1791

soulless1794

mannered1796

manneristical1830

manneristic1837

subjective1840

inartisticala1849

abstract1857

inartistic1859

literary1900

period1905

atmospheric1908

dateless1908

atmosphered1920

non-naturalistic1925

self-indulgent1926

free-styled1933

soft-centred1935

freestyle1938

pseudish1938

decadent1942

post-human1944

kitschy1946

faux-naïf1958

spare1965

1926 Musical Times 1 Nov. 1003/1 The music shows a knowledge of certain kinds of effect.., and is thoroughly self-indulgent in its use of them. The inevitable result is that it..repels the listener; this always happens..with music that lacks austerity.

1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Oct. 676/4 It is a self-indulgent book, a long book.

1976 Publishers Weekly 9 Feb. 96/3 It is a mixture of self-indulgent prose, sickening violence and unbelievable happenings.

2010 B. McNair Journalists in Film App. 233 Despite the involvement of a stellar cast, the film is a self-indulgent mess.

Derivatives

self-inˈdulgently adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adverb] > with selfishness > with self-indulgence

indulgently?1571

self-indulgently1846

1846 J. C. Hare Mission of Comforter I. v. 151 We should sleep on self-indulgently, unless we were awakened again and again by the light of the Sun of Righteousness.

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Nov. 1404/3 The danger..of self-indulgently allowing enthusiasm for the women's cause today to obstruct sensitive understanding of women's situation yesterday.

2005 C. Brookmyre All Fun & Games until Somebody loses Eye (2006) 360 He tended to brood in self-indulgently contemplative silence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-indulgent
释义	self-indulgentadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈdʌldʒ(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈdəldʒ(ə)nt/ Forms: see self- prefix and indulgent adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, indulgent adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + indulgent adj. Compare self-indulgence n. Chiefly depreciative. 1. Allowing oneself to indulge or gratify one's own desires or inclinations, esp. with regard to pleasure or comfort. Formerly also: †having regard for one's own interests or well-being (obsolete).In figurative context in quot. 1625, describing the nature of the medical condition dropsy. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish > pleasing oneself or self-indulgent self-pleasing?1555 chambering1607 self-indulgent1625 self-indulging1671 indulgent1697 self-indulged1750 ego-tripping1972 1625 T. Hawkins tr. Horace Odes ii. ii. 15 The selfe-indulgent Dropsie growes [L. Crescit indulgens sibi dirus hydrops]. a1656 R. Vines Gods Drawing (1662) 220 Every man is self-indulgent; man must be supposed to love himself, and to chuse his own chief good or salvation. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1776 II. 44 A capricious and self-indulgent valetudinarian. 1883 M. E. Boole Message Psychic Sci. 258 Stupid, idle, vacant-minded men or frivolous or self-indulgent women are the readiest victims. 1973 A. Ginsberg Let. 29 Aug. (2008) 374 Cocaine in my experience is..traditionally the sport of self indulgent millionaires. 2007 Vanity Fair May 62/1 Save your precious space for more worthy and interesting subjects than delusional, self-indulgent man-boys. 2. a. Of an action, habit, mood, etc.: characterized by self-indulgence. In later use also with neutral or positive meaning: intended to gratify a desire for pleasure or luxury; luxurious. ΚΠ 1675 J. Howe Living Temple v. 213 One..who had no design, nor could have inclination, to a fond self-indulgent glorying, and vaunting of his own work. 1833 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. i. 12 Those festive, self-indulgent habits. 1881 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 31 May The old Greeks made their breakfast of bread dipped in wine, to which, in self-indulgent moods, they added ripe fruit. 1905 B. W. Maturin Self-knowl. & Self-discipline (1909) 15 One who lives a very self-indulgent, idle, easy-going life, who has never known what it is to forego a pleasure. 1977 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 28 Apr. 27/2 (advt.) Top the whole day off with a self-indulgent treat at Willow Wave Beauty Salon. 2011 Vanity Fair (Nexis) Apr. (Letters section) 82 Symptomatic of the self-indulgent excess that drives America's abuse of the planet. b. Of a literary, artistic, or other creative work: catering to or concerned with the creator's own tastes or preoccupations, without regard to artistic quality or broader appeal; lacking economy and control; unfocused; overblown. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adjective] > qualities of works generally wateryc1230 polite?a1500 meagre1539 over-laboured1579 bald1589 spiritless1592 light1597 meretricious1633 standing1661 effectual1662 airy1664 severe1665 correct1676 enervatea1704 free1728 classic1743 academic1752 academical1752 chaste1753 nerveless1763 epic1769 crude1786 effective1790 creative1791 soulless1794 mannered1796 manneristical1830 manneristic1837 subjective1840 inartisticala1849 abstract1857 inartistic1859 literary1900 period1905 atmospheric1908 dateless1908 atmosphered1920 non-naturalistic1925 self-indulgent1926 free-styled1933 soft-centred1935 freestyle1938 pseudish1938 decadent1942 post-human1944 kitschy1946 faux-naïf1958 spare1965 1926 Musical Times 1 Nov. 1003/1 The music shows a knowledge of certain kinds of effect.., and is thoroughly self-indulgent in its use of them. The inevitable result is that it..repels the listener; this always happens..with music that lacks austerity. 1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Oct. 676/4 It is a self-indulgent book, a long book. 1976 Publishers Weekly 9 Feb. 96/3 It is a mixture of self-indulgent prose, sickening violence and unbelievable happenings. 2010 B. McNair Journalists in Film App. 233 Despite the involvement of a stellar cast, the film is a self-indulgent mess. Derivatives self-inˈdulgently adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adverb] > with selfishness > with self-indulgence indulgently?1571 self-indulgently1846 1846 J. C. Hare Mission of Comforter I. v. 151 We should sleep on self-indulgently, unless we were awakened again and again by the light of the Sun of Righteousness. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Nov. 1404/3 The danger..of self-indulgently allowing enthusiasm for the women's cause today to obstruct sensitive understanding of women's situation yesterday. 2005 C. Brookmyre All Fun & Games until Somebody loses Eye (2006) 360 He tended to brood in self-indulgently contemplative silence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1625
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