indulgencenoun
uk/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/us/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/[ C or U ] an occasion when you allow someone or yourself to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you:
Chocolate is my only indulgence.
All the pleasures and indulgences of the weekend are over, and I must get down to some serious hard work.
His health suffered from over-indulgence in (= too much) rich food and drink.
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[ U ] an occasion when you allow or do not mind someone's failure or bad behaviour:
My inability to do needlework was treated with surprising indulgence by my teacher.
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Pleasure and happiness
- abandon
- afterglow
- bed
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss
- delirium
- exaltation
- exult
- feast
- felicity
- fulfilment
- fun
- gaiety
- goody
- joy
- joyful
- joyous
- jubilation
- mirth
- savour
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