All 4 Uses of
indulgent
in
The Namesake
- Ashoke is indifferent to such indulgences.†
Chpt 1indulgences = special pleasures--typically things done in excess of what is thought good--such as eating too much cake, or being too lazy OR (more rarely) special privileges or kindnesses
- When he reaches Broadway he changes his mind and hails a cab. The decision feels indulgent, as it is not particularly late, or cold, or raining, and he is in no great rush to be home.
Chpt 8 *indulgent = like he is treating himself too well (excessive kindness to himself without enough concern for the cost)
- And yet that, too, had been frustrating, causing her to fear that her career was somehow an indulgence, unnecessary.†
Chpt 10indulgence = treatment with extra kindness or tolerance OR (more rarely) a special pleasure (typically something done in excess of what is thought good -- such as eating too much cake, or being too lazy)
- Gogol is unaccustomed to this sort of talk at mealtimes, to the indulgent ritual of the lingering meal, and the pleasant aftermath of bottles and crumbs and empty glasses that clutter the table.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(indulgent) to treat with extra kindness or tolerance
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In the form, indulgence, the word can also refer to a special pleasure--typically something done in excess of what is thought good--such as eating too much cake, or being too lazy