English > intemperateness: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence. |
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| Synonyms | intemperance, self-indulgence |
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| Narrower | jag | A bout of drinking or drug taking |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | intemperancia |
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| Catalan | intemperància |
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| Adjectives | intemperate | excessive in behavior |
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| intemperate | given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors |