Nouns (10)
lenience
n. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
self-indulgence
n. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
folly, foolery, tomfoolery
n. foolish or senseless behavior
indulging, pampering, humoring, pleasing, humouring
n. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
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Fuzzynyms (18)
patience, forbearance, longanimity
n. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
laxness, laxity, remissness
n. the quality of being lax and neglectful
play, looseness
n. movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
grace, good will
n. a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"
folly, foolishness, unwiseness
n. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
childishness, puerility
n. a property characteristic of a child
fling, bout, spree
n. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
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sobriety, graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness
n. a manner that is serious and solemn
moderation, temperance
n. the trait of avoiding excesses
indulgence
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