🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

autoindulgência

Pronunciation / Transliteration: au.tu.ĩ.dul.ˈʒẽ.si.a

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-Indulgence/ˌsɛlf ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A autoindulgência dele resultou em dívidas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of indulging oneself, especially in the gratification of one's own desires or appetites.

    "Her self-indulgence in luxury goods led to significant debt."
  2. 2

    Excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own desires.

    "The weekend was filled with self-indulgence, from gourmet meals to spa treatments."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'self-indulgence' is derived from the combination of 'self', originating from Old English 'seolf', and 'indulgence', which comes from the Latin 'indulgentia', meaning 'leniency' or 'kindness'. The term evolved in the 19th century to describe the act of gratifying one's own desires or whims without restraint.

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