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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fàngzòng de
"这部电影被批评为过于放纵自我。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Allowing oneself to enjoy the pleasure of something freely; excessively satisfying one's own desires.
"Buying the expensive sports car was a completely self-indulgent purchase." - 2
Characterized by or yielding to one's own desires or whims, often to an excessive or critical degree in artistic or personal expression.
"The director's latest film was criticized by reviewers as being overly long and self-indulgent."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the reflexive pronoun 'self-' combined with 'indulgent', which originates from the Latin 'indulgentem', meaning complaisant or fond. The compound emerged in the 19th century to describe the unchecked gratification of one's own desires, whims, or pleasures without regard for restraint.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-indulgent" is said worldwide
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autocomplaisant
Transliteration: o-to-kɔ̃-plɛ-zɑ̃
"Son nouveau roman est un peu autocomplaisant."
selbstgefällig
Transliteration: zɛlbst-ɡəfɛlɪç
"Er gönnte sich eine sehr selbstgefällige Pause."
indulgente verso se stesso
Transliteration: indulˈdʒɛnte ˈvɛrso se ˈstesso
"Il suo comportamento è stato alquanto indulgente verso se stesso."
indulgente consigo mismo
Transliteration: indulˈxente konˈsiɣo ˈmismo
"Tomarse el día libre fue un capricho indulgente consigo mismo."
autocomprazente
Transliteration: aw-tu-kõ-pɾa-ˈzẽ-ti
"A sua atitude foi excessivamente autocomprazente."
आत्मतुष्ट
Transliteration: aatmatusht
"उसकी यह शैली बेहद आत्मतुष्ट लगती है।"
放纵的
Transliteration: fàngzòng de
"这部电影被批评为过于放纵自我。"
자기만족적인
Transliteration: jagi-manjokjeogin
"그의 소설은 다소 자기만족적이라는 평을 받았다."
自分勝手な
Transliteration: jibunkattena
"それは彼の自分勝手な欲望を満たすための行動だった。"
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