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41indulgences — in dul·gence || ɪn dÊŒldÊ’É™ns n. act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies, luxury; leniency, tolerance; humoring, pampering; partial remission of punishment (Roman Catholicism) …
42cockering — n. Indulgence (to excess), pampering, humoring …
43indulgence — n. 1. Gratification, humoring, pampering, cockering. 2. Favor, liberality, lenity, lenience, kindness, tenderness. 3. (Theol.) Remission, absolution (from canonical penance) …
44humor — 1. noun 1) the humor of the film Syn: comedy, comical aspect, funny side, fun, amusement, funniness, hilarity, jocularity; absurdity, ludicrousness, drollness; satire, irony, farce 2) the stories are spiced up with humor …
45indulgent — lenient, *forbearing, tolerant, clement, merciful Analogous words: humoring, pampering (see INDULGE): forgiving, pardoning, condoning, excusing (see EXCUSE vb): benignant, benign, *kind, kindly: mild, gentle (see SOFT) Antonyms: strict Contrasted …
46lenient — 1 *soft, gentle, smooth, mild, bland, balmy Analogous words: assuaging, alleviating, relieving (see RELIEVE): grateful, agreeable, welcome, gratifying, pleasing, *pleasant Antonyms: caustic Contrasted words: harsh, *rough 2 indulgent, merciful,… …
47cajolery — n wheedling, beguilement, beguiling, blandishment, blandishing, blarney, coaxing, palaver, Inf. soft soap, Inf. sweet talk, Inf. honeyed words, Sl. line, Sl. snow job; humoring, jollying, pandering to, catering to, Inf. stroking; flattery, Inf.… …
48coaxing — n wheedling, cajolery, blarney, beguile ment, charm, inveiglement; urging, entreaty, importunity, imploring; persuasion, palaver, Inf. sweet talk, Inf. soft soap, Inf. honeyed words, Sl. line, Sl. snow job; humoring, jollying, pandering to,… …
49condescension — n 1. deigning, stooping, condescending, condescendence; patronage, patronizing, looking down or upon; scorn, disdain, contempt, disrespect, underestimation; disparagement, discredit, slur, detraction; humiliation, dishonor, offense, insult, Sl.… …
50fawning — adj 1. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. vernile; submissive, docile, unassertive, compliant, acquiescent, deferential, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; groveling, crawling, creeping,… …
