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- [tem-per-uh ns, tem-pruh ns]
- /ˈtɛm pər əns, ˈtɛm prəns/
- /ˈtem.pər.əns/
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- [tem-per-uh ns, tem-pruh ns]
- /ˈtɛm pər əns, ˈtɛm prəns/
Definitions of temperance word
- noun temperance moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control. 1
- noun temperance habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, especially in the use of alcoholic liquors. 1
- noun temperance total abstinence from alcoholic liquors. 1
- noun temperance moderation, restraint 1
- noun temperance abstinence from alcohol 1
- uncountable noun temperance If you believe in temperance, you disapprove of drinking alcohol. 0
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Origin of temperance
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English temperaunce < Anglo-French < Latin temperantia self-control. See temper, -ance
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Parts of speech for Temperance
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temperance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for temperance
noun temperance
- abnegation — a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
- abstinence — Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons.
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- canniness — the quality of being canny
Antonyms for temperance
noun temperance
- boozing — any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
- dipsomania — an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.
- dissipation — the act of dissipating.
- drunkenness — intoxicated; drunk.
- free-living — following a way of life in which one freely indulges the appetites, desires, etc.
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