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humouring vs overindulgence

overindulgence vs humouring

humouring and overindulgence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humouring Yes No No No
overindulgence Yes No No No
As nouns, overindulgence is a hyponym of humouring; that is, overindulgence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humouring:
  • humouring: the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
  • overindulgence: excessive indulgence
Other hyponyms of humouring include intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence, excess, binge, orgy, splurge.
humouring (noun) overindulgence (noun)
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire excessive indulgence
Difference between humouring and overindulgence

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