TEMPERANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of tempering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("temperance" is a kind of...):

combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Derivation:

temper (harden by reheating and cooling in oil)

temper (bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling)

Meaning:

Abstaining from excess

Synonyms:

sobriety; temperance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("temperance" is a kind of...):

abstinence (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)

Meaning:

The trait of avoiding excesses

Synonyms:

moderation; temperance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("temperance" is a kind of...):

natural virtue ((scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature)

control; restraint (discipline in personal and social activities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "temperance"):

dryness; sobriety (moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs)

abstemiousness (moderation in eating and drinking)

Antonym:

intemperance (the quality of being intemperate)