intemperance
intemperance · intemperances
потакание своим слабостям, потворство своим желаниям
Zügellosigkeit
Lack of moderation or temperanceLack of moderation or temperance; excess.
/ɪnˈtɛmpɛɹəns/
» His illness stems from his intemperance.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.
Zügellosigkeit
(countable, uncountable)Drunkenness or gluttony.
More definitions
- excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
- consumption of alcoholic drinks
- the quality of being intemperate
Examples
3 sentencesHis illness stems from his intemperance.
Tom got drunk and drowned his sorrows in that one night of intemperance.
Idleness, vice, and intemperance had done their miserable work, and the dead mother lay cold and still amid her wretched children.
Translations
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By meaning 1
lack of moderation:
Origin
From Middle French intempérance, from Latin intemperantia.From Middle French intempérance, from Latin intemperantia.
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Forms
plural: intemperances| Singular | intemperance |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence:intemperatenessself-indulgence
- consumption of alcoholic drinks:intemperateness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedintemperate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable