[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]