intemperateness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

intemperateness
    n 1: consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: {intemperance},
         {intemperateness}]
    2: excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily
       appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the
       intemperance of their language" [syn: {intemperance},
       {intemperateness}, {self-indulgence}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Intemperateness \In*tem`per*ate*ness\, n.
   1. The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of
      any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or
      drinking.
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   2. Severity of weather; inclemency. --Boyle.
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            By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the
            air or meteors.                       --Sir M. Hale.
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