- temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses
--1 is a kind of restraint, control; natural virtue
Antonyms: intemperance
--1 has particulars: sobriety; abstemiousness - sobriety, temperance - abstaining from excess
--2 is a kind of abstinence
- temperance - the act of tempering
--3 is a kind of combination, combining, compounding
Derived forms: verb temper1, verb temper2