temperance
- noun (n)
Meaning: self-restraint abstinence
Synonyms:
abnegation
abstemiousness
asceticism
astringency
austerity
conservatism
constraint
continence
control
discretion
eschewal
forbearance
forgoing
frugality
golden mean
happy medium
measure
moderateness
moderation
moderatism
mortification
prohibition
prudence
reasonableness
refrainment
restraint
sacrifice
self-control
self-denial
selfdeprivation
self-discipline
soberness
sobriety
stoicism
teetotalism
uninebriation
unintoxication
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