profligacy vs intemperance

profligacy and intemperance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
profligacy	Yes	No	No	No
intemperance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intemperance is a hypernym of profligacy; that is, intemperance is a word with a broader meaning than profligacy:

profligacy: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
intemperance: excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence

Other hypernyms of profligacy include intemperateness, self-indulgence.

profligacy (noun)	intemperance (noun)
dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure	excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
the trait of spending extravagantly	consumption of alcoholic drinks
	the quality of being intemperate