indulgence
Definitions
Noun
- An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
- A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- The act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- Foolish or senseless behavior
- The remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "indulgence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indulgence | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | indulgences | 4 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "indulgence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | importance | 3 | 108 |
| 2 | insistence | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | indifference | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | disappearance | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | intolerance | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | insouciance | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | imprudence | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | inductance | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | invariance | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | irrelevance | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "indulgence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | influence | 3 | 132 |
| 2 | silence | 2 | 52 |
| 3 | intelligence | 4 | 48 |
| 4 | induced | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | indulge | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | induce | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | incidence | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | insolence | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | indulged | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | negligence | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | virulence | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | diligence | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | induces | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | indulgent | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | indulgences | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | indulging | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | indulges | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | insurgencies | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | ingenue | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | dolence | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "indulgence" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "indulgence" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "indulgence" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "indulgence".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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