[syn: self-denial, self-discipline, self-control]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Self-discipline \Self`-dis"ci*pline\, n.
Correction or government of one's self for the sake of
improvement.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
self-discipline
n 1: the trait of practicing self discipline [syn: self-
discipline, self-denial]
2: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses [syn:
self-denial, self-discipline, self-control]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-discipline":
abnegation, aplomb, composure, constraint, control, denial,
discipline, forbearance, frugality, golden mean, independence,
moderateness, moderation, nothing in excess, possession,
renouncement, renunciation, restraint, self-command, self-conquest,
self-control, self-denial, self-government, self-mastery,
self-possession, self-restraint, soberness, sobriety, sophrosyne,
temperance, temperateness, willpower