self-indulgences
Guilty pleasure splurges
Self-indulgences are acts of gratifying one's own desires, appetites, or whims without restraint.
The word carries a note of disapproval—suggesting excess or lack of discipline: Chocolate and long baths are my little self-indulgences.
What counts as self-indulgence depends on who's judging; one person's reasonable pleasure is another's moral failing.
Snacks given as rewards
- luxuriesNon-essential costly pleasures
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- splurgesSpends lavishly on treats
- guilty pleasuresEnjoyments causing slight shame
decadence · hedonism · gratification · extravagances · retail therapy · spa days · fine dining · chocolates
Greedy excess in consumption
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- bingingExcessive indulgence in excess
gorging · overdrinking · overeating · overspending · lavishness · profligacy · wastefulness · abandonment
Indulging without restraint
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
- mopingBrooding in dejection
- dwellingPlace of residence
ruminating · venting · complaining · whining · melodrama · attention-seeking · martyrdom · victimhood
treats
Snacks given as rewards
- luxuriesNon-essential costly pleasures
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- splurgesSpends lavishly on treats
guilty pleasures · decadence · hedonism · gratification · extravagances · retail therapy · spa days · fine dining · chocolates · desserts
gluttony
Greedy excess in consumption
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
binging · gorging · overdrinking · overeating · overspending · lavishness · profligacy · wastefulness · abandonment · recklessness
wallowing
Indulging without restraint
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
- mopingBrooding in dejection
dwelling · ruminating · venting · complaining · whining · melodrama · attention-seeking · martyrdom · victimhood · navel-gazing
baklava
Layered nut pastry in syrup
- churrosRidged fried-dough pastry
- macaronsFrench filled meringue cookies
- wagyuPremium Japanese-style beef
truffles · caviar · champagne · mezcal · sake · hammam · onsen · hygge · siesta · afternoon tea
self-indulgencesself-sacrifice
Surrendering for others' benefit
selflessness · altruism · self-abnegation · charity · generosity
self-indulgencesasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
austerities · mortifications · self-mortification · renunciation · privations
self-indulgencesself-discipline
Regulating one's own behavior
self-restraint · self-control · discipline · restraint · temperance
self, selves, selfhood, selfish, selfishly, selfishness, unselfish, unselfishly, selfless