temperance

About 2.62 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Moderation or self-control in any action; control of the desire to act emotionally; calmness; an instance of this.
2. noun Restraint or self-control when made angry or frustrated; forbearance.
3. noun moderation in regard to the indulgence of natural appetites and passions; moderate or restrained indulgence.

   temperance in eating and drinking

4. noun Moderation in the use of intoxicating substances; sobriety; specifically, complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; teetotalism.
5. noun Synonym of chastity (“abstinence from any sexual activity considered immoral”).
6. noun The action of bringing to a temperate or moderate state.
7. noun Proper moderation between extreme or opposing qualities; an instance of this.
8. noun Temperature which is neither too cold nor too hot.

Similar words

moderation sobriety temper self-control abstinence restraint abstemiousness frugality reserve forbearance

Often followed by

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Word family

temperances