self-restraint

1. 1.

   exhibiting restraint imposed on the self

   “an effective temperateness in debate”

   Synonymstemperateness

   Broaderrestraint

   Narrowerstiff upper lip

Questions about self-restraint

What does self-restraint mean?

self-restraint means "exhibiting restraint imposed on the self".

How many syllables are in self-restraint?

self-restraint has 3 syllables: sel-f-re-straint. The stress falls on "sel".

What is another word for self-restraint?

Close synonyms include temperateness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-restraint a common word?

self-restraint is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.