Synonyms for intemperance
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Noun
1. Self-indulgence
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.
Related words
- Word family
- intemperate
Forms
- Plural
- intemperances → self-indulgences, debaucheries, excesses, immoderations…
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Excess in the moral sense is expressed by dissipation, prodigality, intemperance, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- excess The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
- debauchery Charles lived a life of debauchery when he was young.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intemperance | falling | |
| intemperateness | falling | |
| excess | falling | |
| debauchery | rising | |
| immoderation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- excess2
- 10 letters
- debauchery4
- 12 letters
- immoderation
- 15 letters
- intemperateness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excess2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intempérance
- Italiano
- intemperanza