immoderacy

noun

im·​mod·​er·​a·​cy (ˌ)i(m)-ˈmä-d(ə-)rə-sē 

: lack of moderation

Synonyms

• excess
• excessiveness
• exorbitance
• immoderation
• insobriety
• intemperance
• intemperateness
• nimiety

Examples of immoderacy in a Sentence

the same immoderacy that caused him to become a drug addict later impelled him to embrace religious fanaticism

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

immoderacy

noun

im·​mod·​er·​a·​cy (ˈ)im-ˈ(m)äd-(ə-)rə-sē 

: the quality or state of being immoderate