tempérance
French, noun/tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/
tempérance is spelled T-E-M-P-É-R-A-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 50,148th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tempérance is a French feminine noun meaning “temperance (habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fait de tempérer”.
What does tempérance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetemperance (habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions)
Near-synonym: modération
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fait de tempérer. 2. Vertu qui modère les passions et les désirs. 3. Modération dans la consommation d’aliments et de boissons alcoolisées ; sobriété. 4. Quatorzième atout du tarot de Marseille.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tempérance
- tempérances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tempérance?
- /tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/
- \tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tempérance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tempérance in French?
tempérance appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).