intemperance – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
intemperance
n.
lack of moderation, overindulgence; lack of self-control, lack of restraint (in speech or actions)
Alcohol intoxication
Alcohol intoxication (also known as
drunkenness or
inebriation) is a physiological state (that may also include psychological alterations of consciousness) induced by the ingestion of
ethanol (alcohol).
intemperance
Noun
1. the quality of being intemperate
(antonym) temperance, moderation
(hypernym) unrestraint
(hyponym) gluttony
2. consumption of alcoholic drinks
(synonym) intemperateness
(hypernym) vice
(hyponym) drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence
3. immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites
(synonym) intemperateness, self-indulgence
(hypernym) indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
(hyponym) spree, fling
intempérance
nf.
intemperance, lack of moderation, overindulgence
Intemperance
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Specifically: Habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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