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temperance > 3 senses
NOUN1temperance, moderationThe trait of avoiding excesses
2temperance, sobrietyAbstaining from excess
3temperanceThe act of tempering
temperance > pronunciation
Soundsteh'mperahns; teh'mprahns
Rhymesabeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 264 more rhymes in ahns...
temperance > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe trait of avoiding excesses.
Synonymsmoderation
Contraryintemperance
Broadernatural virtue; restraint, control
Narrowersobriety, dryness; abstemiousness
temperance > noun 2, act
MeaningAbstaining from excess.
Synonymssobriety
Broaderabstinence
temperance > noun 3, act
MeaningThe act of tempering.
Broadercombination, combining, compounding
Verbstemper; temper

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