| NOUN | attribute | intemperance | the quality of being intemperate |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | intemperance, intemperateness | consumption of alcoholic drinks | |
| act | intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence |
| Meaning | The quality of being intemperate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | gluttony | habitual eating to excess |
| Broader | unrestraint | The quality of lacking restraint |
| Opposite | temperance, moderation | The trait of avoiding / avoiding excesses |
| Spanish | intemperancia | |
| Catalan | intemperància | |
| Meaning | consumption of alcoholic drinks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | intemperateness | |
| Narrower | drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence | The act of drinking / drinking alcoholic beverages to excess |
| Broader | vice | A specific form of evildoing |
| Meaning | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the intemperance of their language" | |
| Synonyms | intemperateness, self-indulgence | |
| Narrower | jag | A bout of drinking or drug taking |
| profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness | dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | |
| spree, fling | A brief indulgence of your impulses | |
| Broader | indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring | The act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
| Spanish | intemperancia | |
| Catalan | intemperància | |
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