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restraint vs temperance

temperance vs restraint

restraint and temperance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
restraint Yes No No No
temperance Yes No No No
As nouns, temperance is a hyponym of restraint; that is, temperance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than restraint:
  • restraint: discipline in personal and social activities
  • temperance: the trait of avoiding excesses
Other hyponyms of restraint include self-restraint, temperateness, moderation, inhibition, continence.
restraint (noun) temperance (noun)
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something abstaining from excess
a device that retards something's motion the act of tempering
discipline in personal and social activities the trait of avoiding excesses
lack of ornamentation
a rule or condition that limits freedom
the state of being physically constrained
Difference between restraint and temperance

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