[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.
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2. Severity of weather; inclemency. --Boyle.
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By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the
air or meteors. --Sir M. Hale.
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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]