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intemperance

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ɪnˈtɛmpɛɹəns/
Freq #132073

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence

    The intemperance of their language.

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Synonyms
1 noun · excess in action and... intemperatenessself-indulgence
Opposites
temperance
Word family
Related forms intemperate

Etymology

From Middle French intempérance, from Latin intemperantia.

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