intemperance

[ in-tem-per-uhns, -pruhns ]

/ ɪnˈtɛm pər əns, -prəns /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR intemperance ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.

excessive indulgence of appetite or passion.

lack of moderation or due restraint, as in action or speech.

an act or instance of any of these: a long series of intemperances.

Origin of intemperance

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word intemperantia.See in-³, temperance

Words nearby intemperance

intelligent terminal, intelligibility, intelligible, Intelsat, intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy, intendant

Example sentences from the Web for intemperance

His private life was polluted by vice and intemperance of every description.
Historical Parallels, vol 1 (of 3)|Arthur Thomas Malkin
It is not really destitution, but intemperance which turns them into thieves.
Crime and Its Causes|William Douglas Morrison
There are signs of industry and thrift and comfort everywhere; signs of intemperance, of idleness, of want nowhere.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918|Various
His failing had been intemperance, and his crime a "got up" case of rape.
Six Years in the Prisons of England|A Merchant - Anonymous

The few years of his residence in Dumfries have been commonly regarded as a period of poverty and intemperance.
Robert Burns|Gabriel Setoun

单词	intemperance
释义	intemperance [ in-tem-per-uhns, -pruhns ] / ɪnˈtɛm pər əns, -prəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR intemperance ON THESAURUS.COM noun excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages. excessive indulgence of appetite or passion. lack of moderation or due restraint, as in action or speech. an act or instance of any of these: a long series of intemperances. Origin of intemperance First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word intemperantia.See in-³, temperance Words nearby intemperance intelligent terminal, intelligibility, intelligible, Intelsat, intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy, intendant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intemperance His private life was polluted by vice and intemperance of every description. Historical Parallels, vol 1 (of 3)\|Arthur Thomas Malkin It is not really destitution, but intemperance which turns them into thieves. Crime and Its Causes\|William Douglas Morrison There are signs of industry and thrift and comfort everywhere; signs of intemperance, of idleness, of want nowhere. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918\|Various His failing had been intemperance, and his crime a "got up" case of rape. Six Years in the Prisons of England\|A Merchant - Anonymous The few years of his residence in Dumfries have been commonly regarded as a period of poverty and intemperance. Robert Burns\|Gabriel Setoun Words related to intemperance drunkenness, alcoholism, immoderation
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intemperance

noun

Origin of intemperance

Words nearby intemperance

Example sentences from the Web for intemperance

Words related to intemperance