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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. consumption of alcoholic drinks;
[syn: intemperance, intemperateness]

2. excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence;
- Example: "the intemperance of their language"
[syn: intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intemperateness \In*tem`per*ate*ness\, n. 1. The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or drinking. [1913 Webster] 2. Severity of weather; inclemency. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the air or meteors. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intemperateness n 1: consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: intemperance, intemperateness] 2: excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language" [syn: intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence]