intemperance
n . 不节制,过度,酗酒
不节制,过度,酗酒
intemperance n 1 :
the quality of being intemperate [
ant : {
moderation },
{
temperance }]
2 :
consumption of alcoholic drinks [
synonym : {
intemperance },
{
intemperateness }]
3 :
excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites ,
especially in passion or indulgence ; "
the intemperance of their language " [
synonym : {
intemperance },
{
intemperateness }, {
self -
indulgence }]
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n . [
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intemperantia .
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
The act of becoming ,
or state of being ,
intemperate ;
excess in any kind of action or indulgence ;
any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passions .
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God is in every creature ;
be cruel toward none ,
neither abuse any by intemperance . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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Some ,
as thou sawest ,
by violent stroke shall die ,
By fire ,
flood ,
famine ,
by intemperance more In meats and drinks . --
Milton .
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2 .
Specifically :
Habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors .
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118 Moby Thesaurus words for "
intemperance ":
Bacchus ,
Dionysus ,
abandon ,
abandonment ,
bacchanalianism ,
bibaciousness ,
bibacity ,
bibulosity ,
bibulousness ,
boundlessness ,
carpe diem ,
conspicuous consumption ,
crapulence ,
crapulency ,
crapulousness ,
debauchery ,
dissipation ,
drunkenness ,
edacity ,
egregiousness ,
enormousness ,
exaggeration ,
excess ,
excessiveness ,
exorbitance ,
exorbitancy ,
extravagance ,
extravagancy ,
extreme ,
extremes ,
extremism ,
extremity ,
fabulousness ,
giantism ,
gigantism ,
gluttonousness ,
gluttony ,
greed ,
greediness ,
gulosity ,
hoggishness ,
hyperbole ,
hyperphagia ,
hypertrophy ,
immoderacy ,
immoderateness ,
immoderation ,
incontinence ,
indiscipline ,
inordinacy ,
inordinance ,
inordinateness ,
insatiability ,
insobriety ,
intemperateness ,
irrepressibility ,
lavishness ,
laxness ,
leaking purse ,
licentiousness ,
loose purse strings ,
monstrousness ,
nimiety ,
noncoercion ,
nonintimidation ,
omnivorousness ,
outrageousness ,
overdevelopment ,
overeating ,
overgenerosity ,
overgenerousness ,
overgreatness ,
overgrowth ,
overindulgence ,
overlargeness ,
overliberality ,
overmuch ,
overmuchness ,
permissiveness ,
piggishness ,
polyphagia ,
pound -
foolishness ,
prodigality ,
profligacy ,
profuseness ,
profusion ,
radicalism ,
rapacity ,
ravenousness ,
reckless expenditure ,
reckless spending ,
riotousness ,
serious drinking ,
sottishness ,
squandering ,
squandermania ,
swinish gluttony ,
swinishness ,
too much ,
too -
muchness ,
unconscionableness ,
unconstraint ,
uncontinence ,
uncontrol ,
undueness ,
uninhibitedness ,
unreasonableness ,
unreserve ,
unrestrainedness ,
unrestraint ,
unruliness ,
unstrictness ,
voraciousness ,
voracity ,
wantonness ,
waste ,
wastefulness ,
wildness
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INTEMPERANCE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of INTEMPERANCE is lack of moderation; especially : habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
INTEMPERANCE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary If through intemperance, in meat or drink, in feeling or thought, you lessen bodily or mental power, you alone are accountable, whether ignorant or not
INTEMPERANCE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Intemperance definition: excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages See examples of INTEMPERANCE used in a sentence
INTEMPERANCE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary INTEMPERANCE definition: a lack of temperance or restraint ; immoderation | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English
Intemperance - definition of intemperance by The Free Dictionary 1 immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages 2 excessive indulgence of appetite or passion 3 lack of moderation or restraint Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc All rights reserved
intemperance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of intemperance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a lack of control over yourself, especially when this is a habit Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English
Definition of intemperance - Words Defined General Definition: Intemperance refers to a lack of moderation or restraint, particularly in relation to consuming alcohol, food, or indulging in excessive behaviors It encapsulates the idea of extreme excess which results in negative consequences
intemperance, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun intemperance, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
intemperance - Wiktionary, the free dictionary intemperance (countable and uncountable, plural intemperances) Lack of moderation or temperance; excess quotations
Intemperance - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Intemperance is when you can't do anything half way, or hold yourself back You might describe your inability to eat a single slice of cake — instead, gobbling the whole thing — as intemperance