intempérance

Definitions of intempérance
  1. noun
    excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
    synonyms: sybaritisme
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    types:
    dévergondage, immoralité, libertinage
    dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
  2. noun
    consumption of alcoholic drinks
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    types:
    ivresse
    the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
    type of:
    vice
    a specific form of evildoing
  3. noun
    the quality of being intemperate
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    antonyms:
    modération
    the trait of avoiding excesses
    types:
    gloutonnerie, goinfrerie
    habitual eating to excess
    avidité
    an excessive desire for food
    rapacité
    extreme gluttony
    type of:
    libertinage, sans modération
    the quality of lacking restraint
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