Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun intemperateness
2 senses of intemperateness
Sense 1
intemperance, intemperateness -- (consumption of alcoholic drinks)
=> vice -- (a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community")
Sense 2
intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence -- (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language")
=> indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring -- (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)