temperance :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

n. abstaining from excess

n. the trait of avoiding excesses

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Fuzzynyms (14)

n. the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

n. refusal to approve or assent to

n. the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"

n. the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"

n. the trait of being circumspect and prudent

n. the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"

n. discretion in practical affairs

n. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

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Antonyms (4)

n. the quality of being intemperate

n. habitual eating to excess

n. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

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