NOUN | act | intemperateness, intemperance | consumption of alcoholic drinks |
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act | intemperateness, intemperance, self-indulgence | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence |
Meaning | consumption of alcoholic drinks. | |
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Synonym | intemperance | |
Narrower | drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence | The act of drinking / drinking alcoholic beverages to excess |
Broader | vice | A specific form of evildoing |
Adjectives | intemperate | given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors |
Meaning | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence. | |
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Synonyms | intemperance, 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 | |
Adjectives | intemperate | excessive in behavior |
intemperate | given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors |
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