self-indulgent

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *swé?

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *selbaz

Old English self

Old English self-

Middle English self-

English self-

English indulgent

English self-indulgent

From self- + indulgent.

Adjective

self-indulgent (comparative more self-indulgent, superlative most self-indulgent)

1. Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.

   Synonyms: decadent, egocentric, self-centered, sybaritic; see also Thesaurus:hedonistic

   • 1960, National Review, volume 8, page 52:

     It is not a refuge for self-indulgent monomaths to channelize their aggressions within a community of colleagues and students.

   • 1978 April 8, Illogical Comprehension, “Rudy Grillo”, in Gay Community News, page 4:

     I can assure him and others that I am more than willing to let feminist-separatists, male and/or female go their own gay way. Along with other extraneous and self-indulgent factions, they have been a diversionary and devisive ^[sic] element.

Derived terms

• self-indulgently

Translations

exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence

• Finnish: hillitön (fi), omahyväinen (fi), tolkuton (fi)
• French: dissolu (fr)
• German: maßlos (de), zügellos (de), ausschweifend (de), hemmungslos (de)
• Hindi: विषयासक्त (hi) (viṣyāsakt)
• Irish: sácráilte
• Malay: melayan kehendak diri
• Polish: dogadzający sobie
• Portuguese: autoindulgente
• Russian: потво́рствующий свои́м жела́ниям (potvórstvujuščij svoím želánijam), потака́ющий свои́м жела́ниям (potakájuščij svoím želánijam)
• Spanish: autoindulgente