noun (n)

• the trait of avoiding excesses(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  moderation
  Antonym:
  intemperance
  

  source: wordnet30
• abstaining from excess(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  sobriety
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of tempering(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.(noun)

  source: webster1913