self-restraint
NounSynonyms:
temperateness
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- exhibiting restraint imposed on the self“an effective temperateness in debate”Synonyms: temperatenessType of restraint, controlKinds stiff upper lip
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Self′-re·straint′ noun
Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54