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English noun: intemperance | |||
| 1. | intemperance (attribute) the quality of being intemperate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unrestraint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gluttony | ||
| Antonyms | temperance, moderation | ||
| 2. | intemperance (act) consumption of alcoholic drinks | ||
| Synonyms | intemperateness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking, drunkenness | ||
| 3. | intemperance (act) excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence | ||
| Samples | The intemperance of their language. | ||
| Synonyms | intemperateness, self-indulgence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | humoring, indulgence, indulging, pampering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dissipation, dissolution, fling, jag, licentiousness, looseness, profligacy, spree | ||
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