Intemperateness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intemperateness \In*tem`per*ate*ness\, n.
     1. The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of
        any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or
        drinking.
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     2. Severity of weather; inclemency. --Boyle.
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              By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the
              air or meteors.                       --Sir M. Hale.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intemperateness
       n 1: consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: {intemperance}]
       2: immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites [syn: {intemperance},
           {self-indulgence}]