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- Dictionaryin·tem·per·ance/inˈtemp(ə)rəns/
noun
- 1. lack of moderation or restraint: "his occasional intemperance of tone" Similar Opposite
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: lack of moderation. especially : habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants. Synonyms. alcoholism. drunkenness. insobriety. intemperateness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of intemperance in a Sentence.
INTEMPERANCE definition: 1. the action or quality of showing anger or violence that is too extreme and not well controlled…. Learn more.
Intemperance is when you can't do anything half way, or hold yourself back. You might describe your inability to eat a single slice of cake — instead, gobbling the whole thing — as intemperance. When someone isn't able to temper — or moderate — his actions, he is at risk of intemperance.
noun. excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages. excessive indulgence of appetite or passion. lack of moderation or due restraint, as in action or speech. an act or instance of any of these: a long series of intemperances. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of intemperance 1.
INTEMPERANCE meaning: 1. the action or quality of showing anger or violence that is too extreme and not well controlled…. Learn more.
Intemperance definition: Lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion.
in·tem·per·ance. (ĭn-tĕm′pər-əns, -prəns) n. 1. Lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion. 2. Excessive use of alcoholic beverages. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
INTEMPERANCE definition: a lack of temperance or restraint ; immoderation | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
Definition of intemperance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
in•tem•per•ance (in tem′ pər əns, -prəns), n. excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages. excessive indulgence of appetite or passion. lack of moderation or due restraint, as in action or speech. an act or instance of any of these: a long series of intemperances. Latin intemperantia.
