self-indulgent

adjective

Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.

Meanings

adjectiveself-indulgent (comparative more self-indulgent, superlative most self-indulgent)

comparative more self-indulgent · superlative most self-indulgent

  1. Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.

    It is not a refuge for self-indulgent monomaths to channelize their aggressions within a community of colleagues and students.

    1960, National Review, volume 8, page 52
    1 more example

    I can assure him and others that I am more than willing to let feminist-separatists, male and/or female go their own gay way. Along with other extraneous and self-indulgent factions, they have been a diversionary and devisive ^([sic]) element.

    1978 April 8, Illogical Comprehension, “Rudy Grillo”, in Gay Community News, page 4

    Synonyms: decadent, egocentric, self-centered, sybaritic, Babylonian, decadent, epicureal, epicurean

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveindulgent of your own appetites and desires

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishindulgent
  9. Englishself-indulgent

From self- + indulgent.

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Translations

Finnish hillitön, omahyväinen
  • hillitönexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
  • omahyväinenexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
  • tolkutonexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
French dissolu
  • dissoluexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
German maßlos, zügellos
  • maßlosexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
  • zügellosexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
  • ausschweifendexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
  • hemmungslosexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
Hindi विषयासक्त
  • विषयासक्त (viṣyāsakt)exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
Irish sácráilte
  • sácráilteexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
Malay melayan kehendak diri
  • melayan kehendak diriexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
Polish dogadzający sobie
  • dogadzający sobieexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
Portuguese autoindulgente
  • autoindulgenteexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
Russian потво́рствующий свои́м жела́ниям, потака́ющий свои́м жела́ниям
  • потво́рствующий свои́м жела́ниям (potvórstvujuščij svoím želánijam)exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
  • потака́ющий свои́м жела́ниям (potakájuščij svoím želánijam)exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
Spanish autoindulgente, autoanuente
  • autoindulgenteexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
  • autoanuenteexhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence
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