temperance
1. the trait of avoiding excesses • Syn: moderation • Ant: intemperance • Derivationally related forms: moderationist (for: moderation) • Hypernyms: restraint, control, natural virtue • Hyponyms: sobriety, dryness, abstemiousness 2. abstaining from excess • Syn: sobriety • Hypernyms: abstinence 3. the act of tempering • Derivationally related forms: temper • Hypernyms: combination, combining, compounding
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