indulgence

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of indulging.
2. (countable, uncountable) Tolerance.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of catering to someone's every desire.
4. (countable, uncountable) A wish or whim satisfied.
5. (countable, uncountable) Something in which someone indulges.
6. (countable, uncountable) An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
7. (countable, uncountable) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

Verb

to provide with an indulgence

Concepts

indulgence

complaisance

bienveillance

clémence

folie

mansuétude

pardon

plaisir

souffrance

affolement

péché mignon

aliénation

Synonymes

pampering

leniency

lenience

tolerance

self-indulgence

forbearance

sufferance

luxury

connivance

compassion

toleration

tomfoolery

broad-mindedness

latitude

lenity

grace

endurance

gratification

lunacy

folly

humoring

foolery

pandering

pardon

indulging

craziness

mansuetude

mercy

overindulgence

reparation

satisfaction

sentimentality

spoiling

yieldingness

forebearance

connivence

blindness

connivancy

connivency

acceptance

contedment

amnesty

attention

clemency

condonation

conniving

contentment

debauchery

easiness

equity

Traductions

indulgenza

indulgência

indulgencia

aflaat

Nachsicht

hoşgörü

Ablass

Nachgiebigkeit

vizio

müsamaha

ανοχή

obsequium

εντρύφηση

indulgència

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: indulgence

In summary

From Middle English indulgence, indulgens, from Middle French indulgence and its source, Latin indulgentia.