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Meanings of indulgence in anglès

portuguès
idiotice
català
bestiesa

Foolish or senseless behavior.

        bestiesa
        portuguès
        indulgência
        espanyol
        mimo

        The act of indulging or gratifying a desire.

              indulgência
              portuguès
              indulgência

              A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone.

                    indulgência
                    portuguès
                    indulgência
                    català
                    indulgència
                    espanyol
                    indulgencia

                    An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires.

                          indulgència
                          Sinònims
                          Examples for "leniency"
                          Examples for "leniency"
                          1
                          Since the law was signed, businesses have been fighting for more leniency.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Pongsak, who said he is HIV positive, made a plea for leniency.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          I've already asked if there's any leniency I can ask for, but-
                          Surface detail
                          4
                          And yet there was no room for leniency in the matter whatsoever.
                          Throne of Jade
                          5
                          What I do, I do; and ask no leniency for the doing.
                          The Hidden Children
                          1
                          Would not a fatal lenience towards vice become the temper of society?
                          The Empire of Love
                          2
                          Accordingly, Heaven has been moved to greater lenience in recent years.
                          Lord of Light
                          3
                          Bonaparte has also been blamed for the lenience of his terms.
                          The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
                          4
                          It was thought best to keep matters as simple as possible by offering lenience.
                          The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
                          5
                          That aside, I must congratulate the Lord upon his widely mentioned lenience.)
                          Voice of the Fire
                          Usage of indulgence in anglès
                          1
                          Each year the school council allows me a very special personal indulgence.
                          The power of one
                          2
                          Thanks to the indulgence of the British government, the initiative was successful.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          The actions of these ants looked like simple indulgence in idle amusement.
                          The Naturalist on the River Amazons
                          4
                          The indulgence of negative thoughts in the morning may become a habit.
                          How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfaction...
                          5
                          Another clause granted similar indulgence to the members of the two universities.
                          The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
                          6
                          Gear sorted, some serious spa indulgence was next on the luxe list.
                          Independent.ie
                          7
                          Photo: Facebook Robert Semoso accused the Momis governments of self-indulgence and mismanagement.
                          Radio NZ
                          8
                          I interrupt here, Dear Reader, to beg your indulgence on this point.
                          Drood: a novel
                          9
                          He was threatening her and beseeching her indulgence in the same look.
                          The Coast of Chance
                          10
                          That means Elbert will demand indulgence of me before I am ready.
                          The diary of mattie spenser
                          11
                          To such a one much is due in the way of indulgence.
                          Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 2: 1907-1910
                          12
                          God loves in us the self-mastery that scorns to compromise with self-indulgence.
                          Men in the Making
                          13
                          Euphra scarcely spoke; but begged indulgence, on the ground of her headache.
                          David Elginbrod
                          14
                          But the misery is entirely the result of human ignorance and self-indulgence.
                          Thrift
                          15
                          He lived in the most penurious manner, and denied himself every indulgence.
                          Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are
                          16
                          But they are unlikely to be afforded that indulgence for much longer.
                          The Irish Times
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                          Indulgence through the time
                          Indulgence across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Less common