indulgence vs meanness

indulgence

noun
  • An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification. 

  • A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution. 

  • The act of catering to someone's every desire. 

  • The act of indulging. 

  • Tolerance. 

  • A wish or whim satisfied. 

  • Something in which someone indulges. 

verb
  • to provide with an indulgence 

meanness

noun
  • The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions) 

  • A mean act. 

How often have the words indulgence and meanness occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )