excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
“the intemperance of their language”
Word Forms
intemperate
adjective
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
self-indulgent
adjective
indulgent of your own appetites and desires; - Havelock Ellis
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🇩🇪German
Unmäßigkeit
die Eigenschaft, maßlos zu sein
🇫🇷French
intempérance
la qualité d'être intempérant
🇪🇸Spanish
intemperancia
la cualidad de ser intemperante
🇮🇹Italian
intemperanza
la qualità di essere intemperante
🇳🇱Dutch
onmatigheid
de kwaliteit van onmatig zijn
🇵🇹Portuguese
intemperança
qualidade do que é intemperante
🇷🇺Russian
невоздержанность
качество невоздержанности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
असंयमीता
असंयमी होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
অস্থিরতা
অসহায় হওয়ার গুণ
🇮🇳Tamil
இயலாமை
நிதானமாக இருப்பதன் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిగ్రహము
అస్థిరంగా ఉండటం యొక్క నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
संयम
संयमी असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસંયમ
અસંયમી હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತತೆ
ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಿಕೆಯ ಗುಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അശ്രദ്ധ
മിതത്വം പാലിക്കാത്തതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੰਜਮ
ਨਿਰਪੱਖ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
عدم برداشت
غیر متزلزل ہونے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不节制
不节制的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
不摂生
節度のない性格
🇰🇷Korean
무절제
부절제함의 질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự không khoan nhượng
chất lượng của việc không tiết độ
🇹🇭Thai
ความพอประมาณ
คุณภาพของการเป็นคนเจ้าอารมณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
hal kehilangan menguasai diri
kualitas yang melampaui batas
🇵🇭Filipino
kawalan ng pagpipigil
ang kalidad ng pagiging mapagpigil
🇲🇾Malay
tidak sabar
kualiti menjadi tidak sederhana
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الاعتدال
نوعية كونها معتدلة
🇮🇷Persian
بی اعتدالی
کیفیت نامتعادل بودن
🇹🇷Turkish
ölçüsüzlük
aşırı olmanın kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
חוסר מתינות
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'intemperance'?
The primary meaning of 'intemperance' is 'the quality of being intemperate'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'intemperance' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'intemperance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'intemperance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'intemperance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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