Excessive indulgence spoiled the child.
Source: tatoeba (23607)
Indulgence
//ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns//
Synonyms for "indulgence" (150 found)
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Strong matches (45)
Related words (75)
leniencylenitylibertylicenselong sufferinglong-sufferancelong-sufferinglonganimityluxurymagnanimitymercymindfulnessmollycoddlingobligingobligingnessofficeoverdoingoverindulgenceoverlookingoverpermissiveness
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pamperingpardonpatentpatiencepatience of jobpatientnesspermissionpermissivenessperseverancepleasingprivilegeprodigalityprofligacyregardregardfulnessremissionself indulgenceself-controlself-gratificationself-indulgenceself-satisfactionservicesolicitousnesssolicitudespecial favorsplurgespoilingstoicismsufferancesweet reasonablenessswinishnesstacttactfulnessthoughtthoughtfulnesstolerancetolerationtoo muchtoo-muchnesstreatunconstraintuncontrolunderstandingunrestraintunrevengefulnesswaiting gamewaiting it outwarrantwinking
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108 translations across 36 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πλησμονή noun (act of indulging)
Arabic
1 entries- صَكّ غُفْرَان noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Bulgarian
4 entries- задоволяване noun (act of indulging)
- индулгенция noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- привилегия noun (something in which someone indulges)
- търпимост noun (tolerance)
Catalan
1 entries- indulgència noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Czech
1 entries- odpustek noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Danish
1 entries- aflad noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Dutch
1 entries- aflaat noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Faroese
1 entries- avlát noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Finnish
4 entries- ane noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- hemmottelu noun (act of indulging)
- hemmottelu noun (catering to someone's every desire)
- hemmottelu noun (something in which someone indulges)
French
2 entries- indulgence noun (act of indulging)
- indulgence noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Galician
2 entries- indulxencia noun (act of indulging)
- indulxencia noun (tolerance)
German
4 entries- Ablass noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- Duldsamkeit noun (tolerance)
- Duldung noun (tolerance)
- Gefälligkeit noun (indulgent act; favour granted; gratification)
Greek
4 entries- ανοχή noun (tolerance)
- απόλαυση noun (something in which someone indulges)
- επιείκεια noun (tolerance)
- κανάκεμα noun (catering to someone's every desire)
Hebrew
2 entries- הִתְפַּנְּקוּת noun (act of indulging)
- הִתְפַּנְּקוּת noun (something in which someone indulges)
Hungarian
4 entries- búcsú noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- elnézés noun (tolerance)
- engedékenység noun (tolerance)
- hódolat noun (act of indulging)
Icelandic
1 entries- aflát noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Ido
2 entries- indulgo noun (act of indulging)
- induljenco noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Italian
3 entries- indulgenza noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- vizio noun (act of indulging)
- vizio noun (something in which someone indulges)
Korean
1 entries- 면벌 noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Latin
2 entries- indulgentia noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- venia noun (indulgent act; favour granted; gratification)
Macedonian
1 entries- индулгенција noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Māori
1 entries- whakawairekatanga noun (act of indulging)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- avlat noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- avlat noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- длъготръпѣниѥ noun (tolerance)
Polish
1 entries- odpust noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Portuguese
4 entries- indulgência noun (act of indulging)
- indulgência noun (tolerance)
- indulgência noun (indulgent act; favour granted; gratification)
- indulgência noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Romanian
4 entries- indulgență noun (tolerance)
- indulgență noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- tolerare noun (act of indulging)
- îngăduire noun (act of indulging)
Russian
4 entries- индульге́нция noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- отпуще́ние грехо́в noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- потака́ние noun (catering to someone's every desire)
- потво́рство noun (catering to someone's every desire)
Spanish
1 entries- indulgencia noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Swedish
1 entries- avlat noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Tagalog
1 entries- indulhensiya noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Thai
1 entries- ใบบุญ noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Turkish
4 entries- hoşgörü noun (tolerance)
- hoşgörü noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- müsamaha noun (tolerance)
- müsamaha noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ві́дпуст noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- відпу́щення гріхі́в noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- індульге́нція noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Vietnamese
4 entries- ân xá noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- ơn xá noun (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
- ban ơn xá verb (to provide with an indulgence)
- tha tội verb (to provide with an indulgence)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.
Source: tatoeba (239490)
The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord.
Source: tatoeba (459819)
It's an indulgence.
Source: tatoeba (2249043)
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