drinking vs intemperateness

drinking and intemperateness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drinking	Yes	No	No	No
intemperateness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intemperateness is a hypernym of drinking; that is, intemperateness is a word with a broader meaning than drinking:

Other hypernyms of drinking include intemperance.

drinking (noun)	intemperateness (noun)
the act of consuming liquids	excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess	consumption of alcoholic drinks