temperance
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the trait of avoiding excesses
Types & categories
- natural virtue hypernym
- restraint hypernym
- sobriety hyponym
- abstemiousness hyponym
Related & opposite
- intemperance antonym
- moderationist derivation
Sense 2 noun
abstaining from excess
Types & categories
- abstinence hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the act of tempering
Types & categories
- compounding hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | intemperance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | moderationist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural virtue |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | restraint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sobriety |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | abstemiousness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | abstinence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | temper |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | temper |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | compounding |