'Intemperateness' definitions:
Definition of 'intemperateness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: intemperance, intemperateness]
noun
Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language" [syn: intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence]
Definition of 'Intemperateness'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Severity of weather; inclemency. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
- By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the air or meteors. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]