English noun: temperance | |||
| 1. | temperance (attribute) the trait of avoiding excesses | ||
| Synonyms | moderation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control, natural virtue, restraint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abstemiousness, dryness, sobriety | ||
| Antonyms | intemperance | ||
| 2. | temperance (act) abstaining from excess | ||
| Synonyms | sobriety | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstinence | ||
| 3. | temperance (act) the act of tempering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | combination, combining, compounding | ||