tempérance

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin temperantia. By surface analysis, tempéré +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === tempérance f (plural tempérances) temperance (habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions) Antonym: intempérance Near-synonym: modération === Further reading === “tempérance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012