| noun | an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires |
| noun | a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone “too much indulgence spoils a child” |
| noun | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
| noun | foolish or senseless behavior |
| noun | the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution “in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse” |
| indulge | verb | enjoy to excess |
| self-indulgent | adjective | indulgent of your own appetites and desires; - Havelock Ellis |
| indulgent | adjective | tolerant or lenient |
| lenient | adjective | not strict |
| pampering | adjective | gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires |
| pamper | verb | treat with excessive indulgence |
| humor | verb | put into a good mood |
| fool | verb | indulge in horseplay |
| crazy | adjective | foolish; totally unsound |
| lunatic | adjective | insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon |