Immoderation - English meaning

noun

Moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

Usage examples:

He denounced western decadence

noun

A state of low standards in a society; social decay

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The us was widely condemned as a decadent society.

noun

Low moral standards and behaviour

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Western decadence

noun

An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.

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Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?

adjective

Exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount.

Usage examples:

Trim any excess fat off the meat

noun

An amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable

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They both eat to excess (= a lot more than they need)., the company’s losses are in excess of (= mo…

noun

Lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.

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His reckless extravagance with other people's money

noun

The practice of spending more money than is necessary or reasonable, or something that is expensive and not necessary

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[ c ] in those days, a second car seemed like a needless extravagance.

noun

Lack of moderation or restraint.

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His occasional intemperance of tone

noun

The quality of being very expensive or impressive

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He liked to create an atmosphere of lavishness and luxury., the lavishness of the state rooms took …

noun

The action or fact of consuming something to excess.

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The overconsumption of alcohol

noun

The action or fact of having too much of something enjoyable.

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Her alleged overindulgence in alcohol

noun

Behaviour in which you allow yourself to have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or drink

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For many americans, thanksgiving is a time of overindulgence., overindulgence in food and drink is …

abbreviation

Pair.

Usage examples:

Patterned gloves, £7.99/pr

abbreviation

Proportional representation.

Usage examples:

Pr has been a success in germany

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 59, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.

noun

The act of getting satisfaction or pleasure by doing something or getting something that you want

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He only cares about his own self-gratification., freedom does not just mean the opportunity for sel…

noun

The act of allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy

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Rarely have i seen two people work together so effortlessly and with so little self-indulgence., wh…