indulgence

/ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ noun

Definition

STATE [U] › when you eat or drink too much or do anything you want: I need to lose weight after all that indulgence on holiday.

THING [C] › something that you do or have because you want to, not because you need it: Silk sheets are one of my indulgences.

(Definition of indulgence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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