Self-discipline

3 definitions found

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

  Self-discipline \Self`-dis"ci*pline\, n.
     Correction or government of one's self for the sake of
     improvement.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  self-discipline
       n 1: the trait of practicing self discipline [syn: {self-denial}]
       2: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses [syn:
           {self-denial}, {self-control}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-discipline":
     abnegation, aplomb, composure, constraint, control, denial,
     discipline, forbearance, frugality, golden mean, independence,
     moderateness, moderation, nothing in excess, possession,
     renouncement, renunciation, restraint, self-command, self-conquest,
     self-control, self-denial, self-government, self-mastery,
     self-possession, self-restraint, soberness, sobriety, sophrosyne,
     temperance, temperateness, willpower