Intemperateness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consumption of alcoholic drinks

excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɛmpɚɹətnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɛmpəɹətnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɛmpəɹətnəs/

6 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɛmpɚɹətnəs/.

Examples

the intemperance of their language

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intemperance self-indulgence

Parts of Speech

noun	consumption of alcoholic drinks
noun	excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence “the intemperance of their language”

Word Forms

intemperate	adjective	given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
self-indulgent	adjective	indulgent of your own appetites and desires; - Havelock Ellis

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Maßlosigkeit

Konsum alkoholischer Getränke

🇫🇷French

intempérance

consommation de boissons alcoolisées

🇪🇸Spanish

intemperancia

consumo de bebidas alcoholicas

🇮🇹Italian

intemperanza

consumo di bevande alcoliche

🇳🇱Dutch

onmatigheid

consumptie van alcoholische dranken

🇵🇹Portuguese

intemperança

consumo de bebidas alcoólicas

🇷🇺Russian

неумеренность

употребление алкогольных напитков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंयम

मादक पेय का सेवन

🇧🇩Bengali

অসহায়তা

অ্যালকোহলযুক্ত পানীয় গ্রহণ

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுநிலைமை

மது பானங்கள் நுகர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాడంబరత

మద్య పానీయాల వినియోగం

🇮🇳Marathi

असहिष्णुता

अल्कोहोलयुक्त पेयेचे सेवन

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ઠુરતા

આલ્કોહોલિક પીણાંનો વપરાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತತೆ

ಆಲ್ಕೊಹಾಲ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಪಾನೀಯಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷ്കളങ്കത

ലഹരിപാനീയങ്ങളുടെ ഉപഭോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਹਿਜਤਾ

ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਪੀਣ ਦੀ ਖਪਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے صبری

الکحل مشروبات کی کھپت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不节制

饮酒

🇯🇵Japanese

節制

アルコール飲料の摂取

🇰🇷Korean

부절제함

알코올 음료의 소비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quá khích

tiêu thụ đồ uống có cồn

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่รอบคอบ

การบริโภคเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat tidak terkendali

konsumsi minuman beralkohol

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng loob

pagkonsumo ng mga inuming may alkohol

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaksederhanaan

pengambilan minuman beralkohol

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاعتدال

استهلاك المشروبات الكحولية

🇮🇷Persian

بی اعتدالی

مصرف نوشیدنی های الکلی

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırılık

alkollü içecek tüketimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אטימות

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The primary meaning of 'intemperateness' is 'consumption of alcoholic drinks'.

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'intemperateness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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