nnoun.attributethe trait of avoiding excessesSynset:moderation
Antonyms:intemperance
Derivationally Related Form:moderationist
Hypernyms:natural virtue control restraint
Inherited Hypernyms:temperancenatural virtuecardinal virtuevirtuegoodmoralityqualityattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:temperancerestraintdisciplinetraitattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:abstemiousnessdrynesssobriety
Full Hyponyms:abstemiousnesssobriety
nnoun.actabstaining from excessSynset:sobriety
Hypernyms:abstinence
Inherited Hypernyms:sobrietyabstinenceself-denialcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of temperingDerivationally Related Form:temper
Hypernyms:combination combining compounding
Inherited Hypernyms:temperancecombinationchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity