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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires;
[syn: indulgence, self-indulgence]

2. excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence;
- Example: "the intemperance of their language"
[syn: intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Self-indulgence \Self`-in*dul"gence\, n. Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

self-indulgence n 1: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires [syn: indulgence, self-indulgence] 2: excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language" [syn: intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence]