Synonyms for temperance
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Calmness — moderation of passion; calmness
2. Abstinence — moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors
abstinence, moderation, sobriety, self-control, continence, self-restraint, teetotalism, soberness, abstemiousness
Definitions
- n. 1
Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
- n. 2
Moderation of passion; calmness.
Related words
- Word family
- temper temperament temperamental temperature
Forms
- Plural
- temperances → calmnesses, patiences, abstinences, moderations…
Choose the right word
Sobriety and temperance signify maintaining a quiet, even temper by moderate indulgence in some things, complete abstinence from others. We speak of temperance in eating, but of abstinence from vice.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- patience A man without patience is like a lamp without oil.
- moderation It's all right to drink, but drink in moderation.
- abstinence The church teaches abstinence before marriage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| temperance | steady | |
| patience | rising | |
| sedateness | steady | |
| moderation | steady | |
| abstinence | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- patience2, sobriety4, calmness2
- 9 letters
- soberness
- 10 letters
- moderation4, abstinence3, continence, sedateness
- 11 letters
- teetotalism
- 14 letters
- abstemiousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (patience2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tempérance
- Italiano
- temperanza