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INTEMPERANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
Example:
the intemperance of their language
Synonyms:
intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("intemperance" is a kind of...):
humoring; indulgence; indulging; pampering (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intemperance"):
fling; spree (a brief indulgence of your impulses)
dissipation; dissolution; licentiousness; looseness; profligacy (dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure)
jag (a bout of drinking or drug taking)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Consumption of alcoholic drinks
Synonyms:
intemperance; intemperateness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("intemperance" is a kind of...):
vice (a specific form of evildoing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intemperance"):
boozing; crapulence; drink; drinking; drunkenness (the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The quality of being intemperate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("intemperance" is a kind of...):
unrestraint (the quality of lacking restraint)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intemperance"):
gluttony (habitual eating to excess)
Antonym:
temperance (the trait of avoiding excesses)
