temperance meaning
UK US /ˈtɛmpərəns/ 3 syllables
temperance (noun): the trait of avoiding excesses.
temperance has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
temperance as a noun
- the trait of avoiding excesses
Synonyms: moderation
Opposite: intemperance
Type of: restraint, natural virtue
Kinds: sobriety, abstemiousness
- abstaining from excess
Synonyms: sobriety
Type of: abstinence
- the act of tempering
Type of: combination
Related forms: temper
temperance in a sentence
- We ought to look to temperance, the leader of all virtue.
- Temperance is a virtue.
How to pronounce temperance
temperance is pronounced /ˈtɛmpərəns/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in CE · 10-letter words
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