temperance[noun]Synonyms:- moderation, continence, discretion, forbearance, restraint, self-control, self-discipline, self-restraint
- teetotalism, abstemiousness, abstinence, sobriety
Antonyms: intemperance, intemperateness, excess
Contrasted words: extremeness, radicalness, excess, excessiveness, immoderateness, immoderation, unconstraint, unreasonableness, unrestraint, intemperance, intemperancy, intemperateness, prodigality
Related Idioms: happy medium
Related Words: reasonableness,
constraint,
restraint,
abnegation,
eschewal,
forbearance,
forgoing,
refrainment,
sacrifice,
self-denial,
self-deprivation,
control,
self-control,
self-discipline,
asceticism,
austerity,
mortification [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
tem‧pe‧rance /ˈtemp
ərəns/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: temperantia, from temperare; ⇒ temper2]
1. old-fashioned when someone never drinks alcohol because of their moral or religious beliefs
2. formal sensible control of the things you say and do, especially the amount of alcohol you drink
Synonym : moderation [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲