combination vs temperance

temperance vs combination

combination and temperance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combination	Yes	No	No	No
temperance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, temperance is a hyponym of combination; that is, temperance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than combination:

combination: the act of combining things to form a new whole
temperance: the act of tempering

Other hyponyms of combination include affixation, attachment, confusion, admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing, mixture, fusion, blend, blending, interspersal, interspersion, conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting, consolidation, integration.

combination (noun)	temperance (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole	abstaining from excess
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order	the act of tempering
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities	the trait of avoiding excesses
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Difference between combination and temperance

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