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vice vs intemperance

intemperance vs vice

vice and intemperance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vice Yes No No No
intemperance Yes No No No
As nouns, intemperance is a hyponym of vice; that is, intemperance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vice:
  • vice: a specific form of evildoing
  • intemperance: consumption of alcoholic drinks
Other hyponyms of vice include gambling, gaming, play, intemperateness.
vice (noun) intemperance (noun)
a specific form of evildoing excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place consumption of alcoholic drinks
moral weakness the quality of being intemperate
Difference between vice and intemperance

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