What is "intemperateness"

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.

2. Severity of weather; inclemency.
   --Boyle.

   By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the air or meteors.
   --Sir M. Hale.

n. The quality of being intemperate.

1. n. consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: intemperance]

2. immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites [syn: intemperance, self-indulgence]