Synonyms for indulgence
Most common
leniency pardon forgiveness kindness folly lunacy self-indulgence
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Leniency
leniency, pardon, forgiveness, kindness, favor US, favour UK, clemency, patience, remission, lenience, lenity, condonation, tenderness
2. Folly
3. Self-indulgence
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of indulging.
- n. 2
Tolerance.
- n. 3
The act of catering to someone's every desire.
Forms
- Plural
- indulgences → leniencies, forbearances, pardons, forgivenesses…
Example sentences
- forgiveness Yanni and Skura were both begging for forgiveness.
- pardon I beg your pardon; I didn't quite catch your name.
- leniency My virtues are called kindness and leniency.
- forbearance Do not mistake patience for forbearance.
- folly Who lives without folly is not so wise as he thinks.
- lunacy Don't succumb to lunacy too much, tomorrow is your wedding!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indulgence | steady | |
| forgiveness | rising | |
| pardon | steady | |
| leniency | steady | |
| forbearance | rising | |
| folly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- favor2, folly2
- 6 letters
- favour2, pardon2, lunacy3, lenity
- 7 letters
- foolery3
- 8 letters
- pleasure2, patience2, courtesy3, kindness2, clemency3, leniency3, lenience
- 9 letters
- remission3, craziness3, pampering3
- 10 letters
- tenderness3, tomfoolery
- 11 letters
- forgiveness3, forbearance3, condonation
- 12 letters
- dispensation4
- 13 letters
- gratification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (favor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- indulgence
- Italiano
- indulgenza
- Español
- indulgencia
- Deutsch
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